At approximately 0900 hours on 7 May 2012 Action Resources Inc., the Potentially Responsible Party (PRP), notified the National Response Center (NRC Report No. 1010747) of an incident that occurred at 0810 hours on 7 May 2012. The incident involved a tractor-trailer transporting 16% Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) to a facility located in Valley View, TX that overturned due to operator/driver error on westbound State Highway 82, approximately 5 miles east of Whitesboro, Grayson County, Texas. The tractor-trailer over turned, resulting in the release of 4,500 gallons of the HCl onto the road and into the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Right-of-Way (ROW) runoff ditch.
State and local law enforcement, fire crews and county officials responded by closing a stretch of Highway 82, evacuating one residential property and mobilizing environmental cleanup contractors to respond to the incident. State cleanup contractors arrived on-site at approximately 0900 hours on 7 May 2012 to stabilize the released Hydrochloric Acid. At approximately 0945 hours on 7 May 2012 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and their Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) contractors mobilized to the site to coordinate with personnel from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), assess the short term and long term impacts to the surrounding environment, and ensure that all appropriate measures are taken to protect human health and the environment. EPA On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) Martin and START arrived on-site at approximately 1045 hours on 7 May 2012.
