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Solvay Mount Pleasant Spill

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Site Contact:
Steve Spurlin
On Scene Coordinator

(Spurlin.Steve@epa.gov)

Site Location:
7910 Mount Joy Road
Mount Pleasant, TN 38474
response.epa.gov/SolvayMountPleasant
NRC#: 1168329

On January 11, 2017, at approximately 11:55am a process line failed resulting in the release of 16,000 pounds (1,900 gallons) of process water onto land. This line runs across Big Bigby Creek.The process water contained toluene and was acidic with a ph of 1.9. OSC Spurlin responded to the release.