[Pollution.notice] INITIAL / Columbia / Hydraulic Fluid Spill

Fri May 12 09:52:58 EDT 2017

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 #: 2017-3473

Status: Closed

Assigned To: DEP

Reported to SWO on: 5/12/2017   08:20 ET

Severity: Local Incident

Description: Hydraulic Fluid Spill

This situation involves: Hazardous Materials

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

Initial Report: 40 to 45 gallons of hydraulic fluid spilled at a facility in the lake City area due to a ruptured hydraulic line. Spill remained on-site; no waterways affected. Clean-up was conducted by the responsible party. The reporting party would like a call back from DEP.

Injuries: No

Fatalities (Unconfirmed by State Medical Examiner): No

Environmental impact: Yes

  DEP callback requested: Yes

    Contact: Reporting Party

Incident Occurred: 5/11/2017   15:30 ET

Most Recent Update Date/Time: 05/12/2017-08:46 ET

Most Recent Update: N/A

Affected Counties: Columbia

Facility Name or Description: New Millennium Building Systems

Incident Location: Address: 1992 NW Bascom Norris Drive City: Lake City

Coordinates: Lat: 30.200896, Long: -82.66848

Maps

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Contact Information

Reporting Party: Name: Eric McClees, New Millennium Building Systems |Call Back Number 1: 2369-969-3548 |Address: Fort Wayne Indiana

Responsible Party: Same as Reporting Party

On-Scene Contact: Name: Fran Kuerz, New Millennium Building Systems |Call Back Number 1: 386-466-1300 |Address: 1992 NW Bascom Norris Drive Lake City FL

Hazardous Materials

Sub-Type: Toxic Industrial Chemical

Situation: Active, release contained

Description: Hydraulic Fluid Spill

Chemical Name: Hydraulic Fluid

Index Name: n/a

CAS Number: n/a

Section 304 Reportable Quantity: n/a

CERCLA Reportable Quantity: n/a

Chemical State: Liquid

Source / Container: Vehicle

Total source/container volume: 45 gallons

Quantity released: 40 to 45 gallons

Rate of release: Unknown

Released: Inside facility

Cause of release: Ruptured hydraulic line

Time the release was discovered: 15:30 ET

Reason for late report: Unknown

Storm drains affected: No

Waterways affected: No

Major roadways closed: No

Notification 05/12/2017-08:47 / DEM-Lawhon

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