Selected Report: B-112-2005
| Spill Report Information |
| Spill Number: |
B-112-2005 |
| Report Status: |
Final Report |
| MCD Town: |
SEARSPORT |
| Local Name: |
SEARSPORT |
| Primary Responder: |
DARRYL E LUCE |
| Primary Product: |
HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL - SPECIFIED IN REPORT {79} - 1500.00 ESTIMATE
|
| Subject/Owner: |
GAC CHEMICAL CORP - - |
| I. EVENT |
| Spill Info |
| Type: |
Hazardous Material Incident |
| Source: |
Storage Unit - Aboveground Storage Tank |
| Cause: |
Accident - Human Error |
| Spill Date/Time |
| Spill Date/Time: |
03/04/2005
|
| Reporter Type/Detection Method |
| Type: |
Subject/Spiller {2} |
| Method: |
Visual Product |
| Reported Date/Time |
| Reported Date/Time: |
03/04/2005
|
| Subject/Spiller (Potential Responsible Party) |
| Contact: |
GAC CHEMICAL CORP
PO BOX 436
KIDDER POINT RD
SEARSPORT ME 04974 USA
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| Comment: |
|
| Primary Responder and Other Employees |
| Contact(s): |
DARRYL E LUCE (Primary Responder)
|
| Comment: |
No Further Response Action Expected |
| II. SITE |
| Location |
| Location Type: |
Business - Industrial {ID} |
| Name: |
GAC CHEMICAL CORP |
| Street Address: |
KIDDER POINT RD |
| MCD Town: |
SEARSPORT |
| Local Name: |
SEARSPORT |
| State/Province: |
ME |
| Spill Point |
| Spill Point: |
|
| Wells and Media Affected |
| Wells Affected: |
0 Wells Impacted/ 0 Wells At Risk
|
| Media Affected: |
|
| Tanks Involved |
| Tanks Involved: |
NONE
|
| III. CLEANUP |
| Product Reported: |
CORROSIVE {73} |
| Products Found/Amount Spilled: |
HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL - SPECIFIED IN REPORT {79} - 1500.00 ESTIMATE
Additional Product Description - aluminum sulfate
(Primary Product) |
| Material Recovered: |
Other Material {OM} - 0.00 UNKNOWN
|
| Recovery/Treatment Method: |
Sorbents {C}
|
| Cleanup DTREE: |
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| Disposal Information: |
recycled at facility |
| IV. NARRATIVE |
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Mr. Goodwin called this office to report that an alum (aluminum sulfate) spill had occurred at the GAC facility in Searsport. It seems that an employee had started a pump to circulate the alum in one storage tank, but erred in opening the correct valves. Instead of circulating, the alum was pumped into another tank that was also full. The alum began overflow from the second tank and was discharged onto the concave concrete floor of the aluminum trihydrate storage area. Once discovered, the pump was stopped and the spilled product returned to the system. For a more detailed report, please see the attached report from GAC.
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| V.ATTACHMENTS |
| None |
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