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04-41-589848 AIM EXPEDITIED SPILL
Activity Type / Status Jurisdiction
SPILL  CLOSED DNR RR
Location Name County DNR Region
HENTZEN COATINGS INC MILWAUKEE SOUTHEAST
Address Municipality
6937 W MILL RD MILWAUKEE
PLSS Description Latitude (WGS84) Longitude (WGS84) Google Maps RR Sites Map
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Additional Location Description
HENTZEN COATINGS INC
Additional Activity Details Acres
UNKNOWN
Facility ID PECFA No. EPA ID Start Date End Date
241017590 2022-02-22 2022-06-01
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
2022-06-01 11 Spill Activity Closed
2022-02-22 1 Spill Incident Occurred
2022-02-22 5 Notification of Hazardous Substance Spill
Spill Details
SERTS Spill ID Spill Occurred Date/Time Spill Reported Date/Time
20220222SE41-2 2022-02-22  0930 2022-02-22  1044
Description of Incident/General Comments
A DUPLICATE SERTS WAS CREATED FOR THIS EVENT (20220222SE41-5). DUPLICATE DELETED. 02/22: --PFEIFFER CALLED REPORTING PARTY (HENTZEN COATINGS) - STATED THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE RP'S HAZMAT TEAM TO ARRIVE. THE STORM SEWER MANHOLE HAS BEEN BLOCKED OFF SO NO ADDITIONAL PRODUCT COULD ENTER. APPROX. 27 GALLONS OF DIESEL ENTERED THE STORM SEWER. BOOMS HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE OUTFALL AT THEIR PROPERTY DOWN GRADIENT OF THE SPILL. IT IS PREESNTLY RAINING, AND PFEIFFER NOTED THAT THE OUTFALL SHOULD BE CLOSELY MONITORED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SPILL DOESNT MIGRATE PAST THE OUTFALL. OIL DRY AND ABSORBENT PADS ARE BEING USED TO CLEANUP THE ASPHALT. --PFEIFFER CALLED RP (AIM) - PFEIFFER SPOKE WITH CHRIS THE SAFETY COORINATOR. CHRIS STATED THAT THE HEAD MAINTENANCE PERSONEL IS ON THEIR WAY TO THE SITE TO EVALUATE WHAT TYPE OF RESPONSE IS NEEDED. PFEIFFER REQUESTED TO BE KEPT UPDATED. PFEIFFER SENT FOLLOW-UP EMAIL TO CHRIS WITH LIST OF CONTRACTORS. CHRIS NOTIFIED PFEIFFER VIA EMAIL THAT A CONTRACTOR WAS EN ROUTE TO CLENAUP SPILL TODAY. --TRACIE WITH SPILL CENTER CO, WHO WAS HIRED BY RP'S INSURANCE CO, CALLED PFEIFFER. STATED ENVIROSERVE IS THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE CLEANUP. --PFEIFFER REC'D EMAIL UPDATE FROM TRACIE VIA EMAIL- TRACIE STATED THAT ENVIROSERV WILL BE ON SITE AGAIN ON 02/23 TO INSPECT AND PERFROM BOOM MAINTENANCE. 02/23: --TRACIE EMAILED PFEIFFER - STATED THAT THE STORM SEWER ONLY DISHCARGED TO THE NEARBY OUTFALL AND ASSOCAITED CREEK - NO OTHER SYSTEMS IMAPCTRED. BOOMS WERE PLACED IN THE CREEK UPGRADIENT AND DOWNGRADIENT AS A PRECATIONARY MEASURE, BUT NO IMAPCTS TO THE CREEK WERE OBSERVED. 02/28: --TRACIE PROVIDED UPDATE VIA EMAIL - BOOM WAS REPLACED IN CREEK AND STORM SEWER ON 02/25. CONTAINMENT WILL BE CHECKED AGAIN ON 02/28. --TRACIE PROVIDED ANOTHER UPDATE - STATED THAT THE STORM SEWER BOOM HAS NOT SHOWN MUCH IMPACTS SINCE 02/25. SHEEN CONTINUES TO BE OBSEREVED IN THE CREEK AT THE TWO BOOM LOCATIONS DOWN GRAIDENT OF THE OUTFALL. BOOM APPEARS EFFETIVE AT CONTAINING IMAPCTS. BOOMS WERE REPLACED TODAY. 03/02: --TRACIE PROIVIDED UPDATE- STATED THAT THE ON 03/01 ENVIROSERVE REPLACED BOOMS AND PLACED ADDITIONAL BOOMS DOWNGRADIENT FROM THE ORIGINAL BOOMS. NO WILDLIFE IMAPCTS IDENTIFIED. 03/08: --TRACIE PROVIDED EMAIL UPDATE - ENVIROSERVE HAS BEEN OUT DAILY TO ASSESS THE IMAPCTS TO THE CREEK. A PLAN WAS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE FOR LANE CLOSURE TO JET OUT THE STORM SEWER. ONCE THE PLAN IS APPROVED, THE STORM SEWER WILL BE JETTED. PFEIFFER NOTED THAT THE WATER JETTED THROUGH THE STORM SEEWR COULD NOT DISHCARGE INTO THE CREEK. TRACIE INDICATED THAT THERE ARE 13 BOOMS WITHIN THE CREEK FROM MILL RD TO ACACIA ST. EIGHT 55 GALLON DRUMS HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH IMPACTED BOOM FROM THE SPILL THUS FAR. THE JETTED WATER WILL BE CAPTURED USING A VAC TRUCK. THE IMPACTED WATER WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO COVANTA FOR DISPOSAL. 03/09: --TRACIE PROVIDED PFEIFFER A MAP SHOWING BOOM LOCATIONS IN NOYES CREEK HEAD WATERS. ACKNOWLEDGED. 03/18: --PFEIFFER ASKED FOR AN UPDATE ON THE CLEANUP STATUS. TRACIE STATED THAT THE STORM SEWER WILL BE FLUSHED NEXT WEEK. 03/24: --TRACIE EMAILED PFEIFFER WITH STATUS - PFEIFFER ASKED THAT THE PERSON WORKING ON THE SPILL WITH ENVIROSERVE CALL HER TO DISCUSS THE NEXT STEPS NECESSARY FOR CLENAUP TO AVOID BACK AND FOURTH. INFO PROVIDED. --PFEIFFER CALLED CEISLAK WITH ENVIROSERV - STATED THEY WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH JETTING THE STORM SEWER. WILL FLUSH IMPACTED VEGETATION IN CREEK. WILL COLLECT IMPACTED WATER AND DISPOSE OF PROPERLY. WILL ATTEMPT TO WASH VEGETATION ON CREEK BANK AND WILL KEEP BOOMS IN PLACE TO CAPTURE MOBILIZED PRODUCT. 03/31: --TRACIE EMAILED PFEIFFER - STATED THAT ENVIROSERVE BEGAN TO FLUSH THE STORM SEWER YESTERDAY. SNOW STORM HAS PREVENTED THEM FROM FINISHING TODAY, BUT THEY PLAN TO BE ON-SITE TOMORROW 04/01. BOOMS REPLACED 03/29. SEE LOG BOOK.
Type of Location
INDUSTRIAL FACILITY (FOUNDRY/FACTORY/PLATING/MANUFACTURING)
Spill Cause
VEHICLE OR VESSEL COLLISION 
Description of Cause or Additional Details
DRIVER WAS TRYING TO PARK A TRAILER IN THE DOCK AND THE FUEL TANK SCRAPED THE ASPHALT AN PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE TANK.
Description of Environmental Impact
DIESEL IMPACTED THE SITE AND STORM SEWER.
Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported
BOOMS, PADS, GRANULATED ABSORBENT AND DRAIN COVERS WERE INITIALLY DEPLOYED BY PERSONEL ON-SCENE WHEN RELEASE OCCURRED. ENVIROSERVE PLACED ABOSRBENT BOOMS IN THE CREEK. STORM DRAIN INLETS WERE VACUUMED. BOOM INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT OCCURRED OVER THE FOLLOWING DAYS AND WEEKS. ADDITIONAL BOOMS WERE PLACED, AS NEEDED. THE STORM SEWER WAS JETTED AND THE EFFLUENT WATER WAS COLLECTED AND TRASNPORTED TO A TREATEMENT FACILITY. CREEK VEGETATION WAS AGITATED TO MOBILIZE ANY RESIDUAL CONTAMIANTION THAT LINGERED, WHICH WAS CAUGHT IN BOOMS.
Spiller Actions
Action Comment
Monitor
Cleanup Method - Absorbent
Storm Sewer Blocked Off
Storm Sewer Cleaned Out
Substances
Substance Type Amt Released Units
Diesel Fuel Petroleum 27 Gal
Responsible Party
AIM EXPEDITED 7774 S 10TH ST, OAK CREEK, WI
For More Information on this Activity
Southeast Region Contact: Jenny Meyer  jennifer.meyer1@wisconsin.gov
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