[Pollution.notice] Escambia / Diesel Spill / DEM-Lazzara

[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>

From: McNutt, Bruce
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 4:08 PM
To: Hartshorn, Brad <Brad.Hartshorn at dep.state.fl.us>; McNutt, Bruce <Bruce.McNutt at dep.state.fl.us>; Smith, Brandy M. <Brandy.M.Smith at dep.state.fl.us>; Hofmeister, Austin <Austin.Hofmeister at dep.state.fl.us>; Johnson, John S. <John.S.Johnson at dep.state.fl.us>; Orr, Elizabeth <Elizabeth.Orr at dep.state.fl.us>; ROBERT TURPIN <RKTURPIN at CO.ESCAMBIA.FL.US>
Cc: Sumner, C. Mark <Mark.C.Sumner at dep.state.fl.us>; Nowling, Chad <Chad.Nowling at dep.state.fl.us>; Whibbs, Earl <Earl.Whibbs at dep.state.fl.us>
Subject: Fwd: INITIAL / Escambia / Diesel Spill / DEM-Lazzara

UPDATE:  RP Philip Kindry has hired SWS Environmental to perform a cleanup of the 250 gallons of diesel fuel spilled as a result of attempting to pump fuel out of a backup tank on board the Viking, a 50 foot trawler, docked in Chico Marina, Pensacola.

 200 feet of sorbent boom was deployed to initially contain the spill around the vessel by the Contractor.  Hard boom is on the way now from N. Pensacola.  Contractor will utilize work boats and water herding to push all the free fuel out from under the marina pilings and recover using sorbent materials.  Work will continue until sunset and will resume at first light tomorrow.

The USCG Mobile Team arrived on scene at approximately 3:15pm Central and are in agreement about the course of action being taken by the RP to mitigate this spill.

  OER McNutt will keep USCG appraised of progress being made over the next 24-48 hours via email and photos of the work being done.


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Florida Division of Emergency Management

State Watch Office Incident Report


Attachments


Attachment: NRC #1168809<https://apps.floridadisaster.org/SWO/Uploads/SQYMDGXNRC1168809.pdf>


Main Information


Report #: 2017-427


Status: Assigned


Reported to SWO on: 1/17/2017   14:32 ET


Severity: Local Incident


Description: Diesel Spill


This situation involves: Petroleum Spill


Affected Sectors: DEP District - Northwest, DEP OER Pensacola - Day


Initial Report: Per NRC #1168809 Verbatim "DIESEL FUEL DISCHARGED FROM A VESSEL DUE TO OPERATOR ERROR WHILE FUELING."


Injuries: No


Fatalities (Unconfirmed by State Medical Examiner): No


Environmental impact: Yes

  DEP callback requested: No


Incident Occurred: 1/17/2017   13:30 ET


Most Recent Update Date/Time: 01/17/2017-14:35 ET


Most Recent Update: N/A


Affected Counties: Escambia


Facility Name or Description:


Incident Location: Address: 3010 Barrancas Ave City: Pensacola


Coordinates: Lat: 30.398496, Long: -87.24336


Maps


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Contact Information


Reporting Party: Name: Phillip Kindry, Private Citizen |Call Back Number 1: 850-982-5370 |Address:


Responsible Party: Same as Reporting Party


On-Scene Contact: Unknown


Petroleum Spill


Sub-Type: Inland Waterway


Situation: Past Report


Description: Diesel


Petroleum Type: Fuel


Source / Container: Marine Vessel


Quantity released: 20 gallons


Cause of release: Operator error


Storm drains affected: No


Waterways affected: Yes


Name(s) of waterways: Bayou Chico


Major roadways closed: No


Cleanup actions been taken: Unknown


Notification 01/17/2017-14:36 / DEM-Lazzara


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