[Pollution.notice] FINAL UPDATE / Duval / Sulfuric Acid 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



Update 1 - 06/26/2017-13:19 / DEM-Harvey



Per the reporting party 100 gallons was released.



Main Information



Report #: 2017-4762



Status: Closed



Assigned To: DEP



Reported to SWO on: 6/26/2017   10:22 ET



Severity: Local Incident



Description: Sulfuric Acid Release



This situation involves: Hazardous Materials



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



Initial Report: Caller reports a hazmat release in Duval County. Approximately 30 gallons of sulfuric acid was released in Jacksonville from a faulty tote outside of the JEA Northside Generating Station. No surface waters or storm systems were affected. Cleanup actions are in progress.



Injuries: No



Fatalities (Unconfirmed by State Medical Examiner): No



Environmental impact: Unknown



Incident Occurred: 6/26/2017   10:00 ET



Most Recent Update Date/Time: 06/26/2017-13:19 ET



Most Recent Update: Per the reporting party 100 gallons was released.



Affected Counties: Duval



Facility Name or Description:



Incident Location: Address: 4433 William Ostner Rd City: Jacksonville



Coordinates: Lat: 30.428168, Long: -81.55732



Maps



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Contact Information



Reporting Party: Name: Eesa Ali, JAE |Call Back Number 1: 904-518-7943 |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: Sulfuric Acid



Chemical State: Liquid



Source / Container: Other Container



Quantity released: 30 Gallons



Released: Outside environment



Cause of release: Faulty tote



Storm drains affected: No



Waterways affected: No



Major roadways closed: No



Notification 06/26/2017-13:19 / DEM-Harvey



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