[Pollution.notice] Miami-Dade / HazMat 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


Main Information


Report #: 2017-3663


Status: Assigned


Reported to SWO on: 5/19/2017   16:29 ET


Severity: Local Incident


Description: HazMat Release


This situation involves: Hazardous Materials


Affected Sectors: DEP District - Southeast, DEP OER West Palm - Day


Initial Report: DERM reports a PCB transformer oil spill in the amount of 26 gallons at the location below in Miami from an electrical utility pole. The release did enter a storm drain and was contained there. The release did not affect any surface wates. SWS Environmental is on scene conducting clean-up.


Injuries: Unknown


Fatalities (Unconfirmed by State Medical Examiner): Unknown


Environmental impact: Unknown


Incident Occurred: 5/19/2017   07:03 ET


Most Recent Update Date/Time: 05/19/2017-16:40 ET


Most Recent Update: N/A


Affected Counties: Miami-Dade


Facility Name or Description:


Incident Location: Address: 4801 NW 77th Avenue City: Miami


Coordinates: Lat: 25.817421, Long: -80.3211


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Contact Information


Reporting Party: Name: Roger Smith, DERM |Call Back Number 1: 3053726600 |Address:


Responsible Party: Unknown


On-Scene Contact: Unknown


Hazardous Materials


Sub-Type: Toxic Industrial Chemical


Situation: Active, release contained


Description: Hazardous Materials


Chemical Name: PCB, transformer oil


Chemical State: Liquid


Source / Container: Other Container


Quantity released: 26 gallons


Released: Outside environment


Cause of release: Electric utility pole


Time the release was discovered: 07:03 ET


Storm drains affected: Yes, contained to storm drain


Waterways affected: No


Major roadways closed: No


Notification 05/19/2017-16:40 / DEM-Johnson


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