[Pollution.notice] FW: INITIAL / Hillsborough / Natural Gas Leak / DEM-Lawhon

[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 to 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 #: 2017-3422


Status: Open


Reported to SWO on: 5/10/2017   08:05 ET


Severity: Local Incident


Description: Natural Gas Leak


This situation involves: Hazardous Materials


Affected Sectors: DEP District - Southwest, DEP OER Tampa On-Call


Initial Report: Natural gas leak reported at Walker Middle School in the Odessa area. Four rooms have been evacuated. No injuries or fires reported. local fire department is on scene. A HAZMAT Team and the local gas company are en route.


Injuries: No


Fatalities (Unconfirmed by State Medical Examiner): No


Environmental impact: Unknown


Incident Occurred: 5/10/2017   08:05 ET


Most Recent Update Date/Time: 05/10/2017-08:17 ET


Most Recent Update: N/A


Affected Counties: Hillsborough


Facility Name or Description:


Incident Location: Address: 8282 North Medley Road City: Tampa


Coordinates: Lat: 28.024037, Long: -82.46776


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Contact Information


Reporting Party: Name: Sammy, Hillsborough County Warning Point |Call Back Number 1: 813-272-5665 |Address: Tampa FL


Responsible Party: Unknown


On-Scene Contact: Unknown


Hazardous Materials


Sub-Type: Toxic Industrial Chemical


Situation: Active, release in progress


Description: Natural Gas Leak


Chemical Name: Natural Gas


Index Name: n/a


CAS Number: n/a


Section 304 Reportable Quantity: n/a


CERCLA Reportable Quantity: n/a


Chemical State: Gas


Source / Container: Unknown


Total source/container volume: Unknown


Quantity released: Unknown


Rate of release: Unknown


Released: Inside facility


Cause of release: Unknown


Storm drains affected: No


Waterways affected: No


Major roadways closed: No


Notification 05/10/2017-08:17 / DEM-Lawhon



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