Selected Report: B-496-2001
| Spill Report Information |
| Spill Number: |
B-496-2001 |
| Report Status: |
Final Report |
| MCD Town: |
SEARSPORT |
| Local Name: |
SEARSPORT |
| Primary Responder: |
CLEVE LECKEY |
| Primary Product: |
SULFURIC ACID {72} - 2.00 ESTIMATE
|
| Subject/Owner: |
GAC - - |
| I. EVENT |
| Spill Info |
| Type: |
Hazardous Material Incident |
| Source: |
Storage Unit - Aboveground Storage Tank |
| Cause: |
Corrosion - Piping |
| Spill Date/Time |
| Spill Date/Time: |
09/07/2001
|
| Reporter Type/Detection Method |
| Type: |
Subject/Spiller {2} |
| Method: |
Visual Product |
| Reported Date/Time |
| Reported Date/Time: |
09/07/2001
|
| Subject/Spiller |
| Contact: |
GAC
KIDDER POINT ROAD - POB 436
SEARSPORT ME 04974
|
| Comment: |
|
| Primary Responder and Other Employees |
| Contact(s): |
CLEVE LECKEY (Primary Responder)
|
| Comment: |
No Further Response Action Expected |
| II. SITE |
| Location |
| Location Type: |
Business - Industrial {ID} |
| Name: |
GAC |
| Street Address: |
KIDDER POINT ROAD |
| 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} - 2.00 ESTIMATE
(Primary Product) |
| Material Recovered: |
NONE
|
| Recovery/Treatment Method: |
Treatment in Place {I}
|
| Cleanup DTREE: |
|
| Disposal Information: |
Couple yd3 soil with neutralized acid stored on site for diposal at PTL |
| IV. NARRATIVE |
|
On 9/7/01, 0710 hours Peter Goodwin (plant manager for GAC) reported a release of 93% sulfuric acid from piping that accessed one of their storage tanks. A segment of pipe that had a sample port had developed a corrosion hole around a weld that was about the size of a pencil lead. The release was a fine spray and did not penetrate the soil that it landed on. GAC personnel immediately deployed soda ash and valved off the leaking segment. The soda ash (Na2CO3) made the area safer for the repair crew. After the repair had been made, the area was excavated with a bucket loader. Sodium carbonate solution was used to test for residual acid. The clean up was complete and the involved soil was stored for disposal at PTL.
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| V.ATTACHMENTS |
| None |
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