[Pollution.notice] INITIAL / Putnam / 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 #: 2017-3980



Status: Assigned



Reported to SWO on: 5/31/2017   14:26 ET



Severity: Local Incident



Description: HazMat Release



This situation involves: Hazardous Materials



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



Initial Report: Seminole Electric Cooperative reports a release of 3,000 gallons of untreated powerplant processed water at the Seminole Generating Station location in Palatka due to a break in an aboveground pipeline. The release did not enter any storm drains or waterways. A vac-truck was used and clean-up is complete.



Injuries: No



Fatalities (Unconfirmed by State Medical Examiner): No



Environmental impact: Yes

  DEP callback requested: Unknown



Incident Occurred: 5/31/2017   05:00 ET



Most Recent Update Date/Time: 05/31/2017-14:44 ET



Most Recent Update: N/A



Affected Counties: Putnam



Facility Name or Description:



Incident Location: Address: 890 N Hwy 17 City: Palatka



Coordinates: Lat: 29.744603, Long: -81.64248



Maps



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Contact Information



Reporting Party: Name: Justin, Seminole Electric Cooperative |Call Back Number 1: 813-244-4877 |Address:



Responsible Party: Unknown



On-Scene Contact: Unknown



Hazardous Materials



Sub-Type: Toxic Industrial Chemical



Situation: Active, release contained



Description: Hazardous Materials



Chemical Name: Untreated Power Plant Processed Water



Chemical State: Liquid



Source / Container: Aboveground Pipeline



Quantity released: 3,000 gallons



Released: Outside environment



Cause of release: Break-in-Line



Time the release was discovered: 05:00 ET



Storm drains affected: No



Waterways affected: No



Major roadways closed: No



Notification 05/31/2017-14:44 / DEM-Johnson



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