[Pollution.notice] Columbia / Petroleum 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 - 03/22/2017-17:35 / DEM-Durrance



The On-Scene Contact is requesting a call from DEP



Main Information



Report #: 2017-2210



Status: Closed



Assigned To: DEP



Reported to SWO on: 3/22/2017   16:31 ET



Severity: Local Incident



Description: Petroleum Release



This situation involves: Petroleum Spill



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



Initial Report: Columbia County EM reports a 30 gallon diesel spill in Lake City. The spill occurred when a forestry tractor caught fire. The fire has been contained. No storm drains or waterways have been impacted.



Injuries: No



Fatalities (Unconfirmed by State Medical Examiner): No



Environmental impact: Yes

  DEP callback requested: Yes

    Contact: On-Scene Contact



Incident Occurred: 3/22/2017   16:31 ET



Most Recent Update Date/Time: 03/22/2017-17:36 ET



Most Recent Update: The On-Scene Contact is requesting a call from DEP



Affected Counties: Columbia



Facility Name or Description:



Incident Location: Street 1: NE Gum Swamp Rd Street 2: CR-250A City: Lake City



Coordinates: Lat: 30.277692, Long: -82.48124



Maps



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Contact Information



Reporting Party: Name: Shane, Columbia County EM |Call Back Number 1: 386 758 1383 |Address:



Responsible Party: Unknown



On-Scene Contact: Name: Arnes Thomas, Columbia County EM |Call Back Number 1: 386 288 0156 |Address:



Petroleum Spill



Sub-Type: On Land



Situation: Active, release in progress



Description: Petroleum Spill



Petroleum Type: Fuel



Name or Description: Diesel



Source / Container: Vehicle



Quantity released: 30 Gallons



Released: Outside environment



Cause of release: Vehicle Fire



Time the release was discovered: 16:00  ET



Storm drains affected: No



Waterways affected: No



Major roadways closed: No



Cleanup actions been taken: Unknown



Notification 03/22/2017-17:36 / DEM-Durrance







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