Selected Report: B-80-1997
| Spill Report Information |
| Spill Number: |
B-80-1997 |
| Report Status: |
Final Report |
| MCD Town: |
SEARSPORT |
| Local Name: |
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| Primary Responder: |
THOMAS VARNEY |
| Primary Product: |
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| Subject/Owner: |
GENERAL ALUM AND CHEMICAL CORP. - - |
| I. EVENT |
| Spill Info |
| Type: |
Hazardous Material Incident |
| Source: |
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| Cause: |
Overfill |
| Spill Date/Time |
| Spill Date/Time: |
02/13/1997
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| Reporter Type/Detection Method |
| Type: |
Subject/Spiller {2} |
| Method: |
Visual Product |
| Reported Date/Time |
| Reported Date/Time: |
02/13/1997
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| Subject/Spiller |
| Contact: |
GENERAL ALUM AND CHEMICAL CORP.
PO BOX 436
SEARSPORT ME 04974
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| Comment: |
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| Primary Responder and Other Employees |
| Contact(s): |
THOMAS VARNEY (Primary Responder)
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| Comment: |
No Further Response Action Expected |
| II. SITE |
| Location |
| Location Type: |
Business - Industrial {ID} |
| Name: |
GENERAL ALUM INC. |
| Street Address: |
KIDDLER POINT RD |
| MCD Town: |
SEARSPORT |
| Local Name: |
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| State/Province: |
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| Spill Point |
| Spill Point: |
UTM North 4923467.00
UTM East 509568.00
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| Wells and Media Affected |
| Wells Affected: |
0 Wells Impacted/ 0 Wells At Risk
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| Media Affected: |
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| Tanks Involved |
| Tanks Involved: |
NONE
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| III. CLEANUP |
| Product Reported: |
NON-HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL - SPECIFIED IN REPORT {92} |
| Products Found/Amount Spilled: |
NON-HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL - SPECIFIED IN REPORT {92} - 500.00 ESTIMATE
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| Material Recovered: |
NONE
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| Recovery/Treatment Method: |
NONE
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| Cleanup DTREE: |
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| Disposal Information: |
recycled back into process stream |
| IV. NARRATIVE |
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General Alum experienced yet another overfill of their alum storage tanks on feb. 13. Weather conditions caused the chemical to gel up in short order, and the stuff was recovered the next morning. See Alum's report, attached.
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| V.ATTACHMENTS |
| None |
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