[Pollution.notice] INITIAL / St. Johns / Hydraulic Oil Release

[Pollution.Notice]

As of December 30, 2016, an Administrative Law Judge invalidated a proposed pollution notification rule promulgated by the Department, which required owners of installations throughout the State of Florida report pollution events to the local government as well as a local media outlet to notify the general public of the event. Protecting Florida's pristine environment is our top priority and DEP will continue the public pollution notification process to ensure all Floridians and visitors are notified of pollution incidents. Moving forward the notification process from the Department may change, however it was imperative that the notification to the public continued seamlessly. The incident below was reported to the State Watch Office and is being forwarded to you because the event has occurred in your area. For more information or should you have any questions, please contact Lauren Engel at Lauren.Engel at dep.state.fl.us<mailto:Lauren.Engel at dep.state.fl.us>



Florida Division of Emergency Management

State Watch Office Incident Report



Main Information



Report #: 2017-2589



Status: Assigned



Reported to SWO on: 4/5/2017   09:17 ET



Severity: Local Incident



Description: Hydraulic Oil Release



This situation involves: Hazardous Materials



Affected Sectors: DEP District - Northeast, DEP OER Jacksonville - Day



Initial Report: 30 gallons of hydraulic oil released into a wetland environment after a hose broke on a piece of construction equipment in Hastings. SWS has been hired to handle clean up actions. A DEP call back has been requested and caller is willing to provide a more exact location.



Injuries: No



Fatalities (Unconfirmed by State Medical Examiner): No



Environmental impact: Yes

  DEP callback requested: Yes

    Contact: Reporting Party



Incident Occurred: 4/5/2017   09:17 ET



Most Recent Update Date/Time: 04/05/2017-09:30 ET



Most Recent Update: N/A



Affected Counties: St. Johns



Facility Name or Description: I-95 298N MILE MARKER



Incident Location: Address: City: I-95 Zip: USNG: 17RMN7197081558



Coordinates: Lat: 29.66372, Long: -81.28965



Maps



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Contact Information



Reporting Party: Name: Christopher Kul, Environmental Consulting and Technology |Call Back Number 1: 203-823-1254 |Address:



Responsible Party: Unknown



On-Scene Contact: Unknown



Hazardous Materials



Sub-Type: Toxic Industrial Chemical



Situation: Active, release contained



Description: Hazardous Materials



Chemical Name: Hydraulic Oil



Chemical State: Liquid



Source / Container: Vehicle



Quantity released: 30 gallons



Released: Outside environment



Cause of release: Broken hose on piece of construction equipment



Time the release was discovered: 11:00 ET



Storm drains affected: No



Waterways affected: No



Major roadways closed: No



Notification 04/05/2017-09:30 / DEM-Annett



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