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Hyrum Gasoline Spill Response

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Site Description 3/20/2025 Background
On Friday, March 14, 2025, a gas station in Hyrum, UT received a delivery of 4,000 gallons of unleaded gasoline. The new delivery truck driver mistakenly pumped the fuel into an out-of-service above ground storage tank, which leaked out of the unsealed tank access port unnoticed and onto the ground, passing through the earthen containment berm. Shortly thereafter, Hyrum City officials received a report from a local resident of petroleum vapors emanating from a storm drain down gradient of the gas station, dispatching the local water quality department to investigate. Simultaneously, the fuel supplier mobilized a cleanup contractor to the site, discovering the source of the spill and beginning containment and recovery of spilled fuels from a nearby stormwater pond. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UTDEQ) responded to assess the impacts and oversee efforts by the potentially responsible parties (PRPs), ultimately making an NRC report on their behalf on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Based upon consultations with UTDEQ and potential threats to waters of the United States (Spring Creek and Little Bear River), an OSC was mobilized to the site to assess the spill and assist with recovering fuel from the environment on March 18th, 2025. 
Safety Mesasge 3/20/2025 Background

All members of the response team will exercise extreme caution when handling the discharged gasoline and working around recovery equipment. Levels of personal protective equipment will mostly be level D but may increase up to level B if the situation escalates . 

 

All members of the response team will be cognizant of slips, trips, and falls as well as heat/cold related stressors.

 

All members of the response team have the authority to stop all work should something hazardous arise that requires further planning and investigation before continuing. 
Site Objectives 3/20/2025 Site Update

The objectives of this emergency response are:

1. Ensure the safety of the public and the response team in all removal efforts.

2. Conduct environmental assessment with stakeholders to determine whether unleaded gasoline impacted Waters of the US or posed a risk to the public.

3. To assess environmental cleanup actions made by the potential responsible party are appropriate for the site and weather conditions.

4. Provide timely, accurate, and transparent communication with the public and all other stakeholders.
Site Accomplishments 3/20/2025 Site Update

During this site assessment the team determined there was no substantial threat to waters of the US, and that the cleanup efforts conducted by the private contractor were appropriate.

The team demobilized on Wednesday, 3/19