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04-38-586598
CHEMDESIGN PRODUCTS LLC 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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45.0983078 |
-87.6129761 |
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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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2020-03-27
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2020-10-09
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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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2020-10-09
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11
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Spill Activity Closed
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2020-03-30
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5
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Notification of Hazardous Substance Spill
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2020-03-27
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1
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Spill Incident Occurred
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Spill Details
| SERTS Spill ID |
Spill Occurred Date/Time |
Spill Reported Date/Time |
| 20200330NE38-1 |
2020-03-27 1500 |
2020-03-30 1355 |
| Description of Incident/General Comments |
| CHEMDISGN WAS DEWATERING FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES. GROUNDWATER AT LOCATION IS CONTAMINATED WITH ARSENIC AND PFAS CONTAMINATES. WATER WAS BEING PUMPED INTO FRAC TANKS FOR DISPOSAL WHEN HOSE FELL OFF TANK AND RELEASED CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER ONTO GROUND SURFACE. RELEASE MADE IT TO STORM SEWER WHICH DISCHARGES TO THE MENOMINEE RIVER. ONCE RELEASE WAS NOTICED, PUMP WAS SHUT OFF. UKNOWN HOW LONG RELEASE WAS OCCURING FOR - POTENTIALLY 170 MINUTES. MAX RELEASE AROUND 3550 GALLONS.
RELEASE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE DNR UNTIL THREE DAYS LATER. NO PRODUCT WAS RECOVERED ALL CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER MADE IT TO THE RIVER.
MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS WERE NOTICED.
04/22/2020: NOV WAS ISSUED.
08/10/2020: ADDITIONAL NOV WAS ISSUED
09/28/2020: ALL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED HAS BEEN RECIEVED. CHEMDESIGN SUBMITTED FORMAL COMMITMENT TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENTAND HUMAN HEALTH. |
| Type of Location |
| CHEMICAL COMPANY (PRODUCTION/PROCESSING/STORAGE/REPACKAGING) |
| Spill Cause |
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OTHER CAUSE |
| Description of Cause or Additional Details |
| HOSE FELL OUT OF THE HOLDING TANK. SOME OF THE WATER MIGHT HAVE MADE IT TO THE STORM SEWER. THE FACTORY WAS BUILT ON AN OLD ARSENIC SITE, SO THE WATER NEEDED TO BE SENT OFF SITE FOR DISPOSAL. |
| Description of Environmental Impact |
| SOME OF THE WATER MADE IT INTO THE MENOMINEE RIVER. |
| Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported |
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WATER WAS UNRECOVERABLE
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Spiller Actions
| Action |
Comment |
| Flow Stopped |
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| Repairs Made |
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| Samples Collected |
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Substances
| Substance |
Type |
Amt Released |
Units |
| Arsenic (CONTAMINATE IN GROUNDWATER) |
Metals |
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| Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (CONTAMINATE IN GROUNDWATER) |
Industrial Chem |
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| Wastewater (CONTAMINATED GROUND WATER MIXED WITH RAIN WATER.) |
Wastewater |
3,750 |
Gal |
Responsible Party
| CHEMDESIGN PRODUCTS INC 2 STANTON ST, MARINETTE, WI 54143 |
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