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SUPERIOR REFINERY SPILL
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Activity Type / Status |
Jurisdiction |
SPILL
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CLOSED
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DNR RR |
Address |
Municipality |
2407 STINSON AVE |
SUPERIOR |
PLSS Description |
Latitude (WGS84) |
Longitude (WGS84) |
Google Maps |
RR Sites Map |
NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec 36, T49N, R14W
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46.6910714 |
-92.0744008 |
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Additional Location Description |
SUPERIOR REFINERY
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Additional Activity Details |
Acres |
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UNKNOWN
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Facility ID |
PECFA No. |
EPA ID |
Start Date |
End Date |
816009590
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2024-01-14
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2024-04-30
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Characteristics
Above Ground Petrol Tank
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Drycleaner |
EPA NPL Site
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EPA Superfund
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PECFA Funds Eligible
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PFAS |
ROW Impact |
Sediments |
Underground Petrol Tank
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WI DOT Site
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Site Files
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documents that were available at the time the scanned paper or
electronic file was uploaded. Records that are confidential,
protected by attorney-client privilege, and other sensitive
records, as well as lab data, may not be included. Additional
records associated with the site may or may not be accessible
through an open records request through DNR or another state
agency (see Jurisdiction above).
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Name |
File |
SITE FILE DOCUMENTATION FOR ACTIVITY. |
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Actions
Records related to the site are
documents that were available at the time the scanned paper or
electronic file was uploaded. Records withheld by the
department due to confidentiality, attorney-client privilege,
and other sensitive records, as well as lab data, may not be
included. Additional records associated with the site may or
may not be accessible through an open records request through
DNR or another state agency (see Jurisdiction above).
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Date |
Code |
Name |
File |
Comment |
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2024-04-30
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11
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Spill Activity Closed
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2024-01-14
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1
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Spill Incident Occurred
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2024-01-14
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5
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Notification of Hazardous Substance Spill
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Spill Details
SERTS Spill ID |
Spill Occurred Date/Time |
Spill Reported Date/Time |
20240114NO16-1 |
2024-01-14 1352 |
2024-01-14 1428 |
Description of Incident/General Comments |
TEMPERATURE IS NEGATIVE 1 DEGREE FAHRENHEIT.
1.16.2024 - JP TALKED TO JOE P. SAID THAT OIL WAS BEING TRANSFERRED INTO 1.6 MILLION GALLON TANK, STARTED LEAKING, LEAKING WITHIN CONTAINED AREA, BUILT DIKES. APPROXIMATELY 50 GALLONS SPILLED. TRANSFERRED OIL OUT OF TANK, ARE USING VAC TRUCK TO ADDRESS SPILL.
2.2.2024 - STILL GETTING PRODUCT, 5-10 GALLONS A DAY. TANK HAS BEEN PRESSURE WASHED AND REPAIRED, LIKELY RESIDUAL OIL UNDER TANK ACCUMULATING IN HOLE. USING VAC TRUCK TO ADDRESS, STILL IN CONTAINMENT.
2.9.2024 - CALL FROM JOE P, SAID THAT THERE WAS CORROSION IN THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK, THINK THERE MAY BE HISTORIC RELEASE. WILL COLLECT SAMPLES AND ANALYZE FOR PVOCS + PAH.
4.22.2024 - JP ASKED FOR AN UPDATE, SAID THAT CLEANUP WAS COMPLETE AND THAT THEY WOULD SEND CLOSURE DOCUMENT.
4.24.2024 - RECEIVED THE FINAL DOCUMENT. |
Type of Location |
BULK PETROLEUM STORAGE (TANK FARM/TERMINAL/REFINERY) |
Spill Cause |
EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
Description of Cause or Additional Details |
50 GALLONS OF GAS OIL, A PETROLEUM PRODUCT USED TO BIND ASPHALT SPILLED FROM A LARGE STORAGE TANK TODAY. SUPERIOR REFINING COMPANY IS STILL INVESTIGATING WHAT CAUSED THE RELEASE FROM THE BASE OF THE STORAGE TANK. THEY DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS A CRACK OR A BAD SEAL. THE PETROLEUM GAS OIL IS STILL SLOWLY LEAKING. |
Description of Environmental Impact |
THE PETROLEUM OIL SPILLED ONTO GRAVEL AND/OR GRASS WITHIN THE OUTDOOR REFINERY. IT IS CURRENTLY NEGATIVE ONE DEGREE SO THE LIQUID IS SOLIDIFYING QUICKLY AFTER SPILLING FROM THE TANK. |
Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported |
THE CLEAN UP IS BEING DONE INTERNALLY. SUPERIOR REFINING COMPANY HAS A LICENSE TO DISPOSE PETROLEUM SAND. THEY ARE MIXING SAND WITH THE SPILL AND USING SKID STEERS AND TRUCKS TO BRING THE PETROLEUM GAS OIL TO THE DISPOSAL BUILDING.
EXCAVATED IMPACTED SOIL. COLLECTED A TOTAL OF 18 PID AND/OR PVOCS/PAHS SAMPLES. NO RESIDUAL PID EXCEEDS 4.9 PPM. EXCAVATED APPROXIMATELY 300 CUBIC YARDS OF SOIL AND DISPOSED AT SHAMROCK LANDFILL.
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Spiller Actions
Action |
Comment |
Cleanup Method - Absorbent |
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Cleanup Method - Excavation |
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Flow Stopped |
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Samples Collected |
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Waste Destination |
SHAMROCK LANDFILL |
Contractor Hired |
BARR ENGINEERING |
Substances
Substance |
Type |
Amt Released |
Units |
Petrol-based Lubricants, Grease (GAS OIL, PETROLEUM PRODUCT) |
Petroleum |
50 |
Gal |
Waste Destination
Destination |
Comment |
LANDFILL: SHAMROCK |
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Responsible Party
SUPERIOR REFINING CO LLC 2407 STINSON AVE, SUPERIOR, WI 54880 |
For More Information on this Activity
594452
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04-16-594452