[Pollution.notice] INITIAL / St. Johns / Fertilizer 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



Attachments



Attachment: NRC #1179331<https://apps.floridadisaster.org/SWO/Uploads/VLAVTNONRC1179331.pdf>



Update 1 - 05/25/2017-15:18 / DEM-Calisch



NRC #1179331 attached.



Main Information



Report #: 2017-3852



Status: Open



Reported to SWO on: 5/25/2017   15:09 ET



Severity: Local Incident



Description: Fertilizer Release



This situation involves: Hazardous Materials



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



Initial Report: Bug Out Services reports a fertilizer release of 50 gallons from an overflow. Two gallons reported to have entered a nearby storm drain. Clean up actions have been planned and the release has been stopped.



Injuries: No



Fatalities (Unconfirmed by State Medical Examiner): No



Environmental impact: Yes

  DEP callback requested: No



Incident Occurred: 5/25/2017   15:09 ET



Most Recent Update Date/Time: 05/25/2017-15:18 ET



Most Recent Update: NRC #1179331 attached.



Affected Counties: St. Johns



Facility Name or Description:



Incident Location: Address: 721 Waterlilly Ct City: St. Augustine



Coordinates: Lat: 29.962063, Long: -81.5362



Maps



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Contact Information



Reporting Party: Name: David, Bug Out Services |Call Back Number 1: 904-743-8272 ext 4140 |Address:



Responsible Party: Unknown



On-Scene Contact: Unknown



Hazardous Materials



Sub-Type: Toxic Industrial Chemical



Situation: Active, release contained



Description: Hazardous Materials



Chemical Name: Fertilizer



Index Name: Immonium Nitrite and Baseline and Cater high iron



Chemical State: Liquid



Source / Container: Aboveground Tank



Quantity released: 50 gallons



Released: Outside environment



Cause of release: Overflow



Time the release was secured: 14:50 ET



Storm drains affected: Yes, contained to storm drain



Waterways affected: No



Major roadways closed: No



Notification 05/25/2017-15:18 / DEM-Calisch



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