[Pollution.notice] INITIAL / Taylor / Citric Acid Releas

Tue Apr 25 10:49:22 EDT 2017

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

Attachments

Attachment: NRC#1176546.pdf<https://apps.floridadisaster.org/SWO/Uploads/SVCPAYENRC1176546.pdf.msg>

Main Information

Report #: 2017-3061

Status: Assigned

Reported to SWO on: 4/25/2017   10:30 ET

Severity: Local Incident

Description: Citric Acid Release

This situation involves: Hazardous Materials

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

Initial Report: NRC # 1176546 "VERBATIM" CALLER IS REPORTING THAT A VALVE ON A STORAGE TANK WAS OPENED, RESULTING IN THE RELEASE OF CITRIC ACID INTO CONTAINMENT. A HOLE IN THE CONTAINMENT CAUSED THE MATERIAL TO RELEASE INTO THE SURROUND SOIL.

Injuries: Unknown

Fatalities (Unconfirmed by State Medical Examiner): Unknown

Environmental impact: Unknown

Incident Occurred: 4/25/2017   10:30 ET

Most Recent Update Date/Time: 04/25/2017-10:39 ET

Most Recent Update: N/A

Affected Counties: Taylor

Facility Name or Description:

Incident Location: Address: 1 Buckeye Dr City: Perry

Coordinates: Lat: 32.521166, Long: -83.77296

Maps

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Contact Information

Reporting Party: Name: Brooks, Georgia Pacific Foley Plant |Call Back Number 1: 850-371-2288 |Address:

Responsible Party: Unknown

On-Scene Contact: Unknown

Hazardous Materials

Sub-Type: Toxic Industrial Chemical

Situation: Active, release in progress

Description: Hazardous Materials

Chemical Name: Citric Acid

Quantity released: 7423

Cause of release: Cracked Valve

Time the release was discovered: 10:22 ET

Storm drains affected: No

Waterways affected: No

Major roadways closed: No

Notification 04/25/2017-10:39 / DEM-Carpanini

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