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Maxwell Creek Drums

 
Site Contact:
Adam Adams
OSC

(Adams.Adam@epa.gov)

Site Location:
400 block S. Maxwell Creek Rd
Murphy, TX 75098
 response.epa.gov/MaxwellCreekDrums
NRC#: 956732

OSC Adams and START3 contractors were activated to respond to an NRC Report #956732 reporting abandoned and leaking drums in a ditch along South Maxwell Creek Road in Murphy, Texas.


Overview of the site Showing the two drums righted by Murphy Fire Department and the spilled viscous brown liquid Showing the spilled material on the ground in the bar ditch within the Oncor ROW Oncor cleanup contractors securing the drums Overpacking the drums into 85 gallon salvage drums First of the two drums overpacked Showing the spilled material beneath the drum Oncor contractors removing the contaminated soil Showing the surface scrape/excavated area
For additional information, visit the Pollution/Situation Report (Pol/Sitreps) section.