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04-38-584650 MARINETTE MARINE SPILL
Activity Type / Status Jurisdiction
SPILL  CLOSED DNR RR
Location Name County DNR Region
MARINETTE MARINE CORP MARINETTE NORTHEAST
Address Municipality
1600 ELY ST MARINETTE
PLSS Description Latitude (WGS84) Longitude (WGS84) Google Maps RR Sites Map
SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec 05, T30N, R24E 45.1004102 -87.6186004 Click to view on Google Maps using Lat/Long
Additional Location Description
BETWEENTHE VESSEL AND DOCK ON MENOMINEE RIVER
Additional Activity Details Acres
UNKNOWN
Facility ID PECFA No. EPA ID Start Date End Date
438005480 2019-10-04 2019-11-01
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
Name File
Site File Documentation for Activity Download PDF Document
Actions
Date Code Name File Comment
2019-11-01 11 Spill Activity Closed
2019-10-04 1 Spill Incident Occurred
2019-10-04 5 Notification of Hazardous Substance Spill
Spill Details
SERTS Spill ID Spill Occurred Date/Time Spill Reported Date/Time
20191004NE38-1 2019-10-04  1303 2019-10-04  1303
Description of Incident/General Comments
VALVE LEFT OPEN RESULTED IN A RELEASE OF 15 - 25 GALS OF AFFF TO THE MENOMINEE RIVER
Type of Location
SURFACE WATER (LAKE/HARBOR/MARINA/RIVER/STREAM/POND/WETLND)
Spill Cause
HUMAN ERROR 
Description of Cause or Additional Details
CALLER REPORTED AFFF (FIREFIGHTING FOAM) WAS RELEASED FROM A VESSEL INTO THE MENOMINEE RIVER DUE TO OPERATOR ERROR WHEN A VALVE WAS LEFT OPEN WITHIN THE VESSEL.
Description of Environmental Impact
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported
BOOMS WERE DEPLOYED TO THE SPILL AREA AND SECURED. HOWEVER THE FOAM WAS GONE SHORTLY AFTER THE PICTURE IN THE SPILL REPRT WAS TAKEN. NO ADDITIONAL ACTIONS TAKEN.
Spiller Actions
Action Comment
Containment
Boom
Contractor Hired IN HOUSE
Substances
Substance Type Amt Released Units
Other Substance Not Listed (AFFF FIREFIGHTING FOAM) Other 25 Gal
Responsible Party
MARINETTE MARINE CORP 1600 ELY ST, MARINETTE, WI 54143
For More Information on this Activity
Northeast Region Contact: Denise Danelski  denise.danelski@wisconsin.gov
584650 | 04-38-584650
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