[Pollution.notice] INITIAL / Putnam / Urea Release

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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 #: 2017-1224



Status: Assigned



Reported to SWO on: 2/9/2017   15:47 ET



Severity: Local Incident



Description: Urea Release



This situation involves: Hazardous Materials



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



Initial Report: Approximately 5,000-7,000 gallons of urea-containing demineralized water spilled at the Seminole Generating Station in Palatka. Caller advised the spill was due to a mechanical failure safeguard. The spill did enter an on-site storm ditch, and no bodies of water were affected. Clean-up actions were completed by Morand Environmental.



Injuries: No



Fatalities (Unconfirmed by State Medical Examiner): No



Environmental impact: Yes

  DEP callback requested: No



Incident Occurred: 2/7/2017   05:20 ET



Most Recent Update Date/Time: 02/09/2017-15:56 ET



Most Recent Update: N/A



Affected Counties: Putnam



Facility Name or Description:



Incident Location: Address: 890 US 17 City: Palatka



Coordinates: Lat: 29.744603, Long: -81.64248



Maps



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Contact Information



Reporting Party: Name: Justin, Seminole Electric Cooperative |Call Back Number 1: 813-739-1375 |Address:



Responsible Party: Unknown



On-Scene Contact: Unknown



Hazardous Materials



Sub-Type: Toxic Industrial Chemical



Situation: Past Report



Description: Urea



Chemical Name: Urea (diluted to approximately 2.5%)



Chemical State: Liquid



Source / Container: Aboveground Tank



Quantity released: 5,000-7,000 gallons



Released: Outside environment



Cause of release: Equipment Failure



Storm drains affected: Yes, contained to storm drain



Waterways affected: No



Major roadways closed: No



Notification 02/09/2017-15:57 / DEM-Lazzara



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