Selected Report: B-345-2003
| Spill Report Information |
| Spill Number: |
B-345-2003 |
| Report Status: |
Final Report |
| MCD Town: |
SEARSPORT |
| Local Name: |
SEARSPORT |
| Primary Responder: |
ROBERT S WHITTIER JR |
| Primary Product: |
NON-HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL - UNSPECIFIED {91} - 3000.00 ESTIMATE
|
| Subject/Owner: |
GENERAL ALUM CORP - - |
| I. EVENT |
| Spill Info |
| Type: |
Hazardous Material Incident |
| Source: |
Storage Unit - Aboveground Storage Tank |
| Cause: |
Corrosion - Tank |
| Spill Date/Time |
| Spill Date/Time: |
07/20/2003
|
| Reporter Type/Detection Method |
| Type: |
Subject/Spiller {2} |
| Method: |
Odor/Vapor/Mist |
| Reported Date/Time |
| Reported Date/Time: |
07/20/2003
|
| Subject/Spiller (Potential Responsible Party) |
| Contact: |
GENERAL ALUM CORP
PO BOX 436
SEARSPORT ME 04974 USA
|
| Comment: |
|
| Primary Responder and Other Employees |
| Contact(s): |
ROBERT S WHITTIER JR (Primary Responder)
|
| Comment: |
No Further Response Action Expected |
| II. SITE |
| Location |
| Location Type: |
Business - Industrial {ID} |
| Name: |
GENERAL ALUM 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: |
NON-HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL - SPECIFIED IN REPORT {92} |
| Products Found/Amount Spilled: |
NON-HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL - UNSPECIFIED {91} - 3000.00 ESTIMATE
Additional Product Description - 15% sodium hypochlorite solution
(Primary Product) |
| Material Recovered: |
Unspilled Product {VP} - 0.00 UNKNOWN
|
| Recovery/Treatment Method: |
NONE
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| Cleanup DTREE: |
|
| Disposal Information: |
recovered for re-use |
| IV. NARRATIVE |
|
B-345-200307/20/2003 06:00 Peter Goodwin of the General Alum Corporation called to report a 3000 gallon spill of 15% sodium hypochlorite solution at their facility on Kidder Point. It was first thought the loss was due to a faulty valve. It was later discovered that their were cracks from corrosion at the bottom of the tank. All of the partially corrosive material was contained within concrete diking. The solution was later recovered for re-use.
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| V.ATTACHMENTS |
| None |
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