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04-13-585127 AMERICAN TRANSMISSION COMPANY SPILL
Activity Type / Status Jurisdiction
SPILL  CLOSED DNR RR
Location Name County DNR Region
MADISON GAS & ELECTRIC STORAGE YARD DANE STH CNTRL
Address Municipality
722 E MAIN ST MADISON
PLSS Description Latitude (WGS84) Longitude (WGS84) Google Maps RR Sites Map
NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec 13, T07N, R09E 43.0797315 -89.3752062 Click to view on Google Maps using Lat/Long
Additional Activity Details Acres
UNKNOWN
Facility ID PECFA No. EPA ID Start Date End Date
113435520 2019-07-19 2020-01-17
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
Documentation for Spill response Download PDF Document
Actions
Date Code Name File Comment
2020-01-17 11 Spill Activity Closed
2019-07-22 5 Notification of Hazardous Substance Spill
2019-07-19 1 Spill Incident Occurred
Spill Details
SERTS Spill ID Spill Occurred Date/Time Spill Reported Date/Time
20190722SC13-1 2019-07-19  0800 2019-07-22  1210
Description of Incident/General Comments
NOT PROVIDED
Type of Location
POWER GENERATING PLANT/UTILITY CO/ELECTRICAL TRNSF/DIST STN
Spill Cause
TRANSFORMER RUPTURE 
Description of Cause or Additional Details
CALLER REPORTS A DISCHARGE OF AT LEAST 12000 GALLONS OF NON-PCB MINERAL OIL ONTO THE GROUND AND INTO A STORM DRAIN CAUSED BY A FAILURE OF A TRANSFORMER DUE TO AN UNKNOWN REASON. TRANSFORMER FIRE CAUSED RELEASE
Description of Environmental Impact
STORM DRAIN
Potential Resource Damages
Type: FISH
Resource Damage Description
Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported
CALLER REPORTS THE STORM DRAINS WERE PLUGGED DOWNSTREAM, A CONTRACTOR PERFORMED A CLEAN UP WITH VAC TRUCKS BY VACUUMING OIL AND WATER OUT OF THE STORM SEWERS, BERMS WERE USED AND THE OIL WAS SAMPLED FOR PCB'S. SITE TRANSFERRED TO ERP SEE ERP FILE FOR FULL DOCUMENTATION OF EVENTS AND RESPONSE
Spiller Actions
Action Comment
Cleanup Method - Excavation
Products/Waste Removed
Storm Sewer Cleaned Out
Substances
Substance Type Amt Released Units
Mineral Oil (PFAS UNKNOWN AMOUNT FROM FIRE FIGHTING FOAM) Mineral Oil (No PCB or <50ppm) 12,000 Gal
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Industrial Chem
Waste Destination
Destination Comment
OTHER: UNDETERMINED
LANDFILL: NOT SPECIFIED
Responsible Party
AMERICAN TRANSMISSION CO 2 FEN OAK CT, MADISON, WI 53718
For More Information on this Activity
South Central Region Contact: Danielle Keller  danielle.keller@wisconsin.gov
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