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Accident # | 116006 |
State Police # | 091978 |
Accident Date | 2009-06-25 |
Report Date | 2009-07-02 |
Follow-up Date | 2009-08-21 |
Follow-up: | Yes |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Vacuum Gas Oil | 2 hour | MSCCU charge line | NO | NO | NO | 42.0 gallons |
Accident Classified As:
Oily material was discovered in the section 3 Tank Field concrete ditch. It was determined that the MSCCU charge line, which runs parallel to the concrete ditch, had a piping leak and was releasing VGO to the ground. During the incident, the spilled VGO migrated to a low point in the concrete ditch. The material drained into a void in the concrete, pooled, and began resurfacing in a nearby crack. Initial report gives the root cause as being still under investigation. The follow-up report determines the release as being Below reportable quantity and give no further information.
Initial report gives the root cause as being still under investigation. The follow-up report determines the release as being Below reportable quantity and give no further information.
Clean up was mobilized, pipe was repaired, and soil was tested where VGO drained into a void in the cement.
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