At approximately 1915 on 4 September 2016, EPA Region 10 received notification that the Sinclair Products Terminal facility in Burley, Idaho had overflowed one of their above ground tanks and spilled 33,600 gallons (800 barrels) of gasoline into secondary containment. The Sinclair facility is located along the Tesoro pipeline that runs near the Snake River. EPA Region 10 mobilized and On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) on 5 September 2016, after concerns raised in discussions with Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ) regarding the adequacy and urgency of the Sinclair's response efforts necessary to mitigate migration of spilled gasoline from an unlined area of the containment area to the nearby Snake River. OSC Weigel met with Sinclair Products personnel and IDEQ on site and agreed on a preliminary cleanup plan with IDEQ providing primary oversight of continued cleanup and monitoring by Sinclair Products personnel and their contractors. EPA personnel demobilized evening of 5 September 2016.
