[Pollution.notice] HYDRAULIC RELEASE - POINCIANA

[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 #: 2017-4566


Status: Assigned


Reported to SWO on: 6/20/2017   10:49 ET


Severity: Local Incident


Description: Hydraulic Oil Release


This situation involves: Hazardous Materials


Affected Sectors: DEP District - Central, DEP OER Orlando - Day


Initial Report: ERTS represents the responsible party, Republic Services, for a hydraulic fluid release in Poinciana. The release was due to a mechanical failure on a trash truck which resulted in a 35 gallon release that was secured shortly after it occurred. A small residential ditch was affected by the release. Super Wash is enroute to handle cleanup actions for this release.


Injuries: Unknown


Fatalities (Unconfirmed by State Medical Examiner): Unknown


Environmental impact: Unknown


Incident Occurred: 6/20/2017   10:49 ET


Most Recent Update Date/Time: 06/20/2017-11:05 ET


Most Recent Update: N/A


Affected Counties: Osceola


Facility Name or Description:


Incident Location: Address: 404 Albatross Ct City: Poinciana


Coordinates: Lat: 28.155553, Long: -81.4708


Maps





Contact Information


Reporting Party: Name: Matthew Andrle, ERTS |Call Back Number 1: 4403492700 ext 329 |Address:


Responsible Party: Name: Matthew, Republic Services |Address:


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: 35 gal


Released: Outside environment


Cause of release: mechanical failure on a trash truck


Time the release was discovered: 08:00 ET


Time the release was secured: 08:10 ET


Storm drains affected: No


Waterways affected: Yes


Name(s) of waterways: small residential ditch


Major roadways closed: No



Florida Division of Emergency Management


-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/pipermail/pollution.notice/attachments/20170621/9e9d4066/attachment-0001.html>