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04-41-582764 CARGILL SPILL
Activity Type / Status Jurisdiction
SPILL  CLOSED DNR RR
Location Name County DNR Region
CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION MILWAUKEE SOUTHEAST
Address Municipality
200 S EMMBER LN MILWAUKEE
PLSS Description Latitude (WGS84) Longitude (WGS84) Google Maps RR Sites Map
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Additional Location Description
REFRIGERATION UNIT
Additional Activity Details Acres
UNKNOWN
Facility ID PECFA No. EPA ID Start Date End Date
241672090 2018-12-04 2018-12-11
Characteristics
Above Ground
Petrol Tank

Drycleaner
EPA
NPL Site
EPA
Superfund
PECFA Funds
Eligible

PFAS

ROW Impact

Sediments
Underground
Petrol Tank
WI DOT
Site
 
Site Files
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Date Code Name File Comment
2018-12-11 11 Spill Activity Closed
2018-12-04 1 Spill Incident Occurred
2018-12-04 5 Notification of Hazardous Substance Spill
Spill Details
SERTS Spill ID Spill Occurred Date/Time Spill Reported Date/Time
20181204SE41-1 2018-12-04  1120 2018-12-04  1201
Description of Incident/General Comments
AMMONIA IS NOT FOR AGRICULTURAL USE (NOT DATCP LEAD). 12/4/18 ~1245: NEUMANN CALLED RP CONTACT KASSI AND LEFT A VOICEMAIL REQUESTING UPDATE. ~1329. NEUMANN FORWARDED RELEASE NOTIFICATION TO MIKE GRIFFIN (DNR - AIR MANAGEMENT ENGINEER) IN THE EVENT THAT THE AIR PROGRAM NEEDED TO KNOW. 12/5/18 ~0820 NEUMANN SPOKE WITH KASSI. KASSI INDICATED THAT LEAKED WAS NOTICED AROUND 1100 ON 12/4/18, AND WAS CONTAINED BY 1330. REPAIRS TO BE MADE THIS MORNING. KASSI WILL UPDATE NEUMANN WHEN REPAIRS ARE MADE. 12/7/18: NEUMANN REC'D EMAIL FROM JACQUELINE KIRKMAN (CARGILL). THE LEAK WAS STOPPED AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, NO FURTHER ACTION IS NECESSARY AT THIS TIME. COORDINATES ARE APPROXIMATE.
Type of Location
INDUSTRIAL FACILITY (FOUNDRY/FACTORY/PLATING/MANUFACTURING)
Spill Cause
HYDRAULIC LINE BREAK HYDRAULIC LINE BREAK
Description of Environmental Impact
AMMONIA IS BEING RELEASED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE
Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported
RELEASE OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA WAS STOPPED/CONTAINED AND REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.
Spiller Actions
Action Comment
Flow Stopped
Repairs Made REPAIRS TO UNIT
Substances
Substance Type Amt Released Units
Anhydrous Ammonia Ag Chemicals
Responsible Party
CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS 200 S EMMBER LN, MILWAUKEE, WI 53233
For More Information on this Activity
Southeast Region Contact: Jenny Meyer  jennifer.meyer1@wisconsin.gov
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