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04-41-582946 GENERAL MITCHELL AIRPORT SPILL
Activity Type / Status Jurisdiction
SPILL  CLOSED DNR RR
Location Name County DNR Region
GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MILWAUKEE SOUTHEAST
Address Municipality
5300 S HOWELL AVE MILWAUKEE
PLSS Description Latitude (WGS84) Longitude (WGS84) Google Maps RR Sites Map
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Additional Location Description
GATE B55
Additional Activity Details Acres
UNKNOWN
Facility ID PECFA No. EPA ID Start Date End Date
241280270 2019-01-10 2019-01-11
Characteristics
Above Ground
Petrol Tank

Drycleaner
EPA
NPL Site
EPA
Superfund
PECFA Funds
Eligible

PFAS

ROW Impact

Sediments
Underground
Petrol Tank
WI DOT
Site
 
Actions
Date Code Name File Comment
2019-01-11 5 Notification of Hazardous Substance Spill
2019-01-11 11 Spill Activity Closed
2019-01-10 1 Spill Incident Occurred
Spill Details
SERTS Spill ID Spill Occurred Date/Time Spill Reported Date/Time
20190111SE41-1 2019-01-10  1845 2019-01-11  0711
Description of Incident/General Comments
1/11/19: NEUMANN CALLED FIRE CHIEF MCGOWAN. MCGOWAN INDICATED THAT WHILE TRANSFERRING FUEL TO AN AIRCRAFT, APPROXIMATELY 5 GALLONS RELEASED ONTO THE CONCRETE AIRCRAFT APRON. AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT CLEANED THE JET FUEL RELEASE WITH ABSORBENT PADS, AND THE PADS WERE DISPOSED OF. MCGOWAN INDICATED NO IMPACTS TO WATERWAYS, SEWERS, OR GRASS, JUST TO CONCRETE AND CONTAINED/CLEANED UP. NO DNR ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, IMPACTS REMOVED AND NO FURTHER ACTIONS ARE NECESSARY.
Type of Location
CIVILIAN OR MILITARY AIRPORT/HELICOPTER PAD
Spill Cause
HUMAN ERROR 
Description of Cause or Additional Details
WAS TRANSFERRING FUEL TO AIRPLANE AND OVER FILLED THE TANK.
Description of Environmental Impact
NO IMPACT
Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported
ABSORBENT PADS WERE USED TO CLEAN THE FUEL UP. ABSORBENT PADS WERE DISPOSED OF PROPERLY, ACCORDING TO FIRE CHIEF.
Spiller Actions
Action Comment
Cleanup Method - Absorbent ABSORBENT PADS
Substances
Substance Type Amt Released Units
Jet Fuel Petroleum 5 Gal
For More Information on this Activity
Southeast Region Contact: Jenny Meyer  jennifer.meyer1@wisconsin.gov
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