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ACTIVITY DETAILS

 
04-16-582493 SUPERIOR REFINING COMPANY LLC SPILL
Activity Type / Status Jurisdiction
SPILL  CLOSED DNR RR
Location Name County DNR Region
SUPERIOR REFINING COMPANY LLC DOUGLAS NORTHERN
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 46.6894375 -92.0727161 Click to view on Google Maps using Lat/Long
Additional Location Description
FCCU AND ASPHALT TANK AREA.
Additional Activity Details Acres
UNKNOWN
Facility ID PECFA No. EPA ID Start Date End Date
816009590 2018-04-26 2018-10-31
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
2018-10-31 11 Spill Activity Closed
2018-10-31 6 Spill Activity Transferred to ERP Activity SEE 02-16-581317
2018-04-26 1 Spill Incident Occurred
2018-04-26 5 Notification of Hazardous Substance Spill
Relationships to Other Activities
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Type Related Activity
Spill to ERP 02-16-581317 SUPERIOR REFINING COMPANY LLC
Spill Details
SERTS Spill ID Spill Occurred Date/Time Spill Reported Date/Time
20180426NO16-1 2018-04-26  0959 2018-04-26  1008
Description of Incident/General Comments
ACTIVITIES FOR THIS SPILL ARE BEING TRACKED UNDER ERP SITE, BRRTS #02-16-581317. GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE. SPILLED VOLUME IS ESTIMATED. SEE ERP FILE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON AMOUNTS RECOVERED.
Type of Location
BULK PETROLEUM STORAGE (TANK FARM/TERMINAL/REFINERY)
Spill Cause
EXPLOSION 
Description of Cause or Additional Details
EXPLOSION
Description of Environmental Impact
A LOT OF BLACK SMOKE, NOTHING INTO WATERWAYS AT THIS TIME
Resource Damages
Type: WILDLIFE
Resource Damage Description
SEVERAL SPECIES OF BIRDS AND WILDLIFE OILED. COUNTS AVAILABLE IN SITE FILE
Injury
NUMBER OF INJURIES: 0   COMMENT: UNKNOWN COUNT
Evacuation
NUMBER EVACUATED: 0   COMMENT:
Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported
SEE ERP FILE.
Spiller Actions
Action Comment
Other SEE SITE FILE
Substances
Substance Type Amt Released Units
Asphalt Petroleum 17,000 bbl1
Fuel Oil ( #6 BUNKER OIL) Petroleum 460 Gal
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (FIRE FIGHTING FOAM) Industrial Chem
Petroleum - Unknown Type (THERMINOL) Petroleum 1,750 Gal
Waste Destination
Destination Comment
OTHER: SEE SITE FILE
Responsible Party
SUPERIOR REFINING COMPANY LLC 2407 STINSON AVE, SUPERIOR, WI 54880
For More Information on this Activity
Northern Region Contact: Kathleen Shafel  kathleen.shafel@wisconsin.gov
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