Selected Report: B-627-2004
| Spill Report Information |
| Spill Number: |
B-627-2004 |
| Report Status: |
Final Report |
| MCD Town: |
SEARSPORT |
| Local Name: |
SEARSPORT |
| Primary Responder: |
THOMAS W VARNEY |
| Primary Product: |
HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL - SPECIFIED IN REPORT {79} - 400.00 ESTIMATE
|
| Subject/Owner: |
GENERAL ALUM & CHEMICAL CORP - - |
| I. EVENT |
| Spill Info |
| Type: |
Hazardous Material Incident |
| Source: |
Equipment - Industrial Machinery |
| Cause: |
Mechanical Failure - Piping/Hose |
| Spill Date/Time |
| Spill Date/Time: |
11/17/2004
|
| Reporter Type/Detection Method |
| Type: |
Subject/Spiller {2} |
| Method: |
Visual Product |
| Reported Date/Time |
| Reported Date/Time: |
11/17/2004
|
| Subject/Spiller (Potential Responsible Party) |
| Contact: |
GENERAL ALUM & CHEMICAL CORP
34 KIDDER POINT RD
SEARSPORT ME 04974 USA
|
| Comment: |
|
| Primary Responder and Other Employees |
| Contact(s): |
THOMAS W VARNEY (Primary Responder)
|
| Comment: |
No Further Response Action Expected |
| II. SITE |
| Location |
| Location Type: |
Business - Industrial {ID} |
| Name: |
GENERAL ALUM & CHEMICAL CORP |
| Street Address: |
34 KIDDER POINT RD |
| MCD Town: |
SEARSPORT |
| Local Name: |
SEARSPORT |
| State/Province: |
ME |
| Spill Point |
| Spill Point: |
UTM North 4923634.22
UTM East 509471.86
|
| Wells and Media Affected |
| Wells Affected: |
0 Wells Impacted/ 0 Wells At Risk
|
| Media Affected: |
|
| Tanks Involved |
| Tanks Involved: |
NONE
|
| III. CLEANUP |
| Product Reported: |
HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL - SPECIFIED IN REPORT {79} |
| Products Found/Amount Spilled: |
HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL - SPECIFIED IN REPORT {79} - 400.00 ESTIMATE
Additional Product Description - sodium hydroxide solution
(Primary Product) |
| Material Recovered: |
NONE
|
| Recovery/Treatment Method: |
NONE
|
| Cleanup DTREE: |
|
| Disposal Information: |
RECYCLED AT GAC |
| IV. NARRATIVE |
|
The failure of a pipe at a chemical pump resulted in the loss of about 400 gallons of 50% sodium hydroxide solution to a diked area at General Alum & Chemical Corporation. The spill was reported to the Maine State Police and to the National Response Center. Maine SP mistakenly notified Thomas Smith, standing on-call in the Augusta region, of the spill. He made the initial inquiries of General Alum and finding no need of a DEP response that night, notified me of the incident the next morning.
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| V.ATTACHMENTS |
| Attachment Type |
Description |
| Paper Attach |
notification from NRC |
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