Selected Report: A-274-2015
| Spill Report Information |
| Spill Number: |
A-274-2015 |
| Report Status: |
Final Report |
| MCD Town: |
BELFAST |
| Local Name: |
BELFAST |
| Primary Responder: |
JEREMY R GREENMAN |
| Primary Product: |
#1 FUEL OIL - KEROSENE {01} - 0.00 UNKNOWN
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| Subject/Owner: |
TRAILER PARK OWNER - STEVE FERNALD - |
| I. EVENT |
| Spill Info |
| Type: |
Oil Incident |
| Source: |
Storage Unit - Aboveground Storage Tank |
| Cause: |
Other - Unknown |
| Spill Date/Time |
| Spill Date/Time: |
Date and Time Unknown
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| Reporter Type/Detection Method |
| Type: |
Subject/Spiller {2} |
| Method: |
Odor/Vapor/Mist |
| Reported Date/Time |
| Reported Date/Time: |
05/14/2015
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| Subject/Spiller (Potential Responsible Party) |
| Contact: |
STEVE FERNALD-TRAILER PARK OWNER
P. O. BOX 146
ELLSWORTH ME 04605 USA
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| Comment: |
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| Other Contact |
| Contact: |
ANDY SHUTE-REPAIRMAN-
P. O. BOX 32
BURNHAM ME 04922 USA
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| Comment: |
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| Primary Responder and Other Employees |
| Contact(s): |
JEREMY R GREENMAN (Primary Responder)
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| Comment: |
No Further Response Action Expected |
| II. SITE |
| Location |
| Location Type: |
Residential - Other {OR} |
| Name: |
JOYCE CHRISTY |
| Street Address: |
4 BLUE BIRD CIRCLE |
| MCD Town: |
BELFAST |
| Local Name: |
BELFAST |
| State/Province: |
ME |
| Spill Point |
| Spill Point: |
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| Wells and Media Affected |
| Wells Affected: |
0 Wells Impacted/ 0 Wells At Risk
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| Media Affected: |
Interior Surface {S}
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| Tanks Involved |
| Tanks Involved: |
NONE
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| III. CLEANUP |
| Product Reported: |
#1 FUEL OIL - KEROSENE {01} |
| Products Found/Amount Spilled: |
#1 FUEL OIL - KEROSENE {01} - 0.00 UNKNOWN
(Primary Product) |
| Material Recovered: |
NONE
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| Recovery/Treatment Method: |
NONE
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| Cleanup DTREE: |
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| Disposal Information: |
Juniper Ridge landfill facility. |
| IV. NARRATIVE |
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A hot air furnace had malfunction and spilled oil onto the floor of the interior of a rented trailer unit. The caller was complaining of a headache over the phone. I responded to the site. Once there, I found that the trailer was part of a multi-unit trailer park. I used a photoionization detector (PID) to check the trailer breathing air for organics. When I approached the furnace closet, the readings started to climb and peaked at 25 parts per million (ppm) inside the closet. The carpet outside the door was visibly impacted by oil, as was the subfloor and part of a wall. I covered the area with plastic to help control the odors. I then opened the skirting under the trailer and found impacted soil directly under the furnace, and oil dripping out of the duct work supplying heat to the unit. I used the emergency switch to shut off the furnace to prevent a fire. I then made contact with the park owner to inform him of the issues at hand. He sent out his maintenance team to fix the problems. They removed the furnace, carpet, subfloor, and duct work. All removed items were replaced with new products. They then hand dug under the trailer until no oil was present in the soil. This was supported by the oil in soil shake tests. At that time, the PID readings in the unit were between 1ppm and 0. I attributed the 1ppm to Joyce burning candles while I was clearing the house with the PID. The maintenance crew disposed of the oily debris at Juniper Ridge landfill facility, and the park owner paid directly for the disposal. No further action by the Division of Response Services is needed at this time.
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| V.ATTACHMENTS |
| None |
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