Selected Report: B-174-2002
| Spill Report Information |
| Spill Number: |
B-174-2002 |
| Report Status: |
Final Report |
| MCD Town: |
SEARSPORT |
| Local Name: |
SEARSPORT |
| Primary Responder: |
TOM L MALECK |
| Primary Product: |
SULFURIC ACID {72} - 27.00 ACTUAL
|
| Subject/Owner: |
GAC CHEMICAL CORP - PETER GOODWIN - DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS |
| I. EVENT |
| Spill Info |
| Type: |
Hazardous Material Incident |
| Source: |
Land Transportation - Tank Truck |
| Cause: |
Overfill |
| Spill Date/Time |
| Spill Date/Time: |
03/20/2002
|
| Reporter Type/Detection Method |
| Type: |
Subject/Spiller {2} |
| Method: |
Visual Product |
| Reported Date/Time |
| Reported Date/Time: |
03/20/2002
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| Subject/Spiller (Potential Responsible Party) |
| Contact: |
PETER GOODWIN-DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS-GAC CHEMICAL CORP
PO BOX 436
KIDDER POINT RD
SEARSPORT ME 04974 USA
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| Comment: |
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| Primary Responder and Other Employees |
| Contact(s): |
TOM L MALECK (Primary Responder)
|
| Comment: |
No Further Response Action Expected |
| II. SITE |
| Location |
| Location Type: |
Business - Industrial {ID} |
| Name: |
ACID LOADING AREA - 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: |
SULFURIC ACID {72} |
| Products Found/Amount Spilled: |
SULFURIC ACID {72} - 27.00 ACTUAL
(Primary Product) |
| Material Recovered: |
NONE
|
| Recovery/Treatment Method: |
NONE
|
| Cleanup DTREE: |
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| Disposal Information: |
Material drummed and awaiting proper disposal by Clean Harbors or United Industrial Services. |
| IV. NARRATIVE |
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B-174-02SearsportWednesday March 20, 2002 ,1325The state police dispatcher asked me to make contact with Peter Goodwin (548-2525), of GAC Chemical Corporation, in Searsport concerning a sulfuric acid spill.According to Mr. Goodwin, a GAC employee was loading a compartment of an acid trailer when he overfilled it. The loading meter indicated that 1027 gallons of acid was pumped through it and the compartment on the trailer held only 1000 gallons. The acid spill was to asphalt pavement.The employee notified his supervisor and the plants response / cleanup team went into action. The material was neutralized with soda ash and drummed up. The resulting debris filled four 35 gallon drums. The material will be disposed of through Clean Harbors or United Industrial Services.
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| V.ATTACHMENTS |
| None |
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