ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP & BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT
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ACTIVITY DETAILS
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04-38-579241
CHEMDESIGN SPILL
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| Activity Type / Status |
Jurisdiction |
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SPILL
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CLOSED
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DNR RR |
| Address |
Municipality |
| 2 STANTON ST |
MARINETTE |
| PLSS Description |
Latitude (WGS84) |
Longitude (WGS84) |
Google Maps |
RR Sites Map |
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NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec 05, T30N, R24E
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45.09711 |
-87.6125925 |
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| Additional Location Description |
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SPILL OCCURRED ON CONCRETE CONTAINED BY DYKE
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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 |
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438008340
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2017-02-07
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2017-04-24
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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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The records related to the site are
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
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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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2017-04-24
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11
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Spill Activity Closed
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2017-02-07
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1
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Spill Incident Occurred
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2017-02-07
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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 |
| 20170207NE38-1 |
2017-02-07 0000 |
2017-02-07 0400 |
| Description of Incident/General Comments |
| CAUSE DESC: CALLER STATED THERE WAS A SPILL OF TETRAHYDROFURAN AT 0000 HOURS CST. CALLER STATED AT 0335 HOURS CST IT WAS DISCOVERED THEY WERE OVER THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY. CALLER STATED THIS INCIDENT WAS DUE TO A FAILED VALVE WHILE LOADING THE TANK AT THE CHEMICAL FACILITY.
2/7/2017 RRJ CALLED CHEMDESIGN AT APPROXIMATELY 07:50 AND SPOKE WITH CHRIS KANIKULA. CHRIS PROVIDED THE GENERAL DETAILS OF THE SPILL. CHRIS TOOK MY CONTACT INFORMATION DOWN AND WILL HAVE TOM WILLIS (HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SAFETY DIRECTOR) CONTACT ME. AT 08:02 TOM CALLED AND EXPLAINED THAT A TETRAHYDOFURAN (THF) SPILL OCCURRED AROUND MIDNIGHT DUE TO A FAULTY EQUIPMENT (BAD VALVE). IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 1,500 GALS OF THF WAS LOST. THE AREA WHERE THE SPILL OCCURRED IS COVERED WITH CONCRETE AND DESIGNED WITH A DIKE TO CONTAIN SPILLS. THE THF SPILL WAS COMPLETELY CONTAINED BY THE CONCRETE DIKE. CHEMDESIGN IMMEDIATELY RESPONDED BY PUMPING (USING AIR PUMPS) THE THF INTO STAINLESS STEEL TOTES. THE THF WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO RAILCARS AND DISPOSED OF AS FLAMMABLE WASTE. THE CONCRETE IN THE AREA THAT THE SPILL OCCURRED WILL BE RINSED SEVERAL TIME. THE RINSE WATER WILL BE CONTAINED AND TESTED TO SHOW THAT THF WAS COMPLETELY CLEANED UP.
2/9/2017 CALLED AND LEFT TOM WILLIS A MESSAGE TO CALL BACK WITH STATUS UPDATE. TOM CALLED AT 10:00, CLEANUP WENT WELL, FLUSHED AND SAMPLED. RINSATE RESULTS SHOWED THF WAS BELOW 9% . TANK LEAK WAS DUE TO BAD VALVE. TANK WAS CLEANED LAST WEEKEND AND RINSE WITH WATER WAS NOT COMPLETELY DRAINED FROM TANK. RINSATE WATER FROZE DAMAGING THE VALVE. LOST ABOUT 1,100 GALLONS OF THF. REPORT WILL BE COMING SHORTLY.
2/10/2017 RRJ PERFORMED A SITE VISIT. |
| Type of Location |
| CHEMICAL COMPANY (PRODUCTION/PROCESSING/STORAGE/REPACKAGING) |
| Spill Cause |
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TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENT, FUEL TANK SPILL TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENT, FUEL TANK SPILL |
| Description of Environmental Impact |
| ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. |
| Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported |
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CALLER STATED THE LIQUID WAS PUMP UP INTO TOTES.
CLEANUP RPT RECD ON 2/23/17.
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Spiller Actions
| Action |
Comment |
| Containment |
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| Flushed |
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| Samples Collected |
RINSATE WILL BE SAMPLED |
| Vacuum |
AIR PUMPS |
Substances
| Substance |
Type |
Amt Released |
Units |
| Non-Chlorinated Solvents (tetrahydrofuran) |
VOC |
1,023 |
Gal |
Responsible Party
| CHEMDESIGN PRODUCTS INC 2 STANTON ST, MARINETTE, WI 54143 |
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