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BNSF Somers Seep

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Sausage boom in place to prevent migration.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Shoreline outside of the former rail tie facility.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Pocket of rainbow sheen along shoreline.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Discolored water seeping from the shore into Flathead Lake. Source: START Cordel Schmidt<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Rainbow sheen discolored water seeping from the lake shore into Flathead Lake. Source: Cordel Schmidt<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Cat tail wetland adjacent to seep area on Flathead Lake. Northwest shore of Flathead Lake in background. Source: START Cordel Schmidt<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
View west of Flathead Lake shoreline showing seasonally reduced water level, riprap, and sorbent boom placement at one of several locations below a former clean-up site where discoloration in water is seeping from the landward edge. Source: START Cordel Schmidt<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.076275<br />Longitude: -114.21782<br />Tags:
Boom and sorbent pads at shoreline. Flathead lake in background. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.076275<br />Longitude: -114.21782<br />Tags:
Boom on shoreline. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.076275<br />Longitude: -114.21782<br />Tags:
Southward view from BNSF enhanced shoreline. Riprap in photo foreground. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.076275<br />Longitude: -114.21782<br />Tags:
View westward of BNSF enhanced shoreline. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.076275<br />Longitude: -114.21782<br />Tags:
Rainbow sheen on shoreline. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.0762638333333<br />Longitude: -114.217788333333<br />Tags:
Rainbow sheen on shoreline. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.0762333333333<br />Longitude: -114.217788333333<br />Tags:
Boom, sorbent pad, rainbow sheen below BNSF enhanced shoreline. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: <br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Sorbent pads and rainbow sheen seeping from shore line. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Water seep discolored red. Source: START Cordel Schmidt<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.0763805<br />Longitude: -114.217316666667<br />Tags:
Footprint in shallow water along effected shoreline. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.0763666666667<br />Longitude: -114.217346666667<br />Tags:
View toward lake, water seeping from shoreline in photo left, sorbent boom. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
View eastward of shoreline below clean-up site. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.0762333333333<br />Longitude: -114.217728333333<br />Tags:
View westward of shoreline below clean-up site. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.0762361666667<br />Longitude: -114.217728333333<br />Tags:
Rainbow sheen on water seeping from shoreline. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.076225<br />Longitude: -114.217728333333<br />Tags:
Rainbow sheen on water seeping from shoreline. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.0762221666667<br />Longitude: -114.217705<br />Tags:
View eastward of shoreline beloe clean-up site. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.0762778333333<br />Longitude: -114.217566666667<br />Tags:
Rainbow sheen on water at boom location. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.0762721666667<br />Longitude: -114.217575<br />Tags:
START sample location BNSF-SW-01-050517. Somers, Montana United States. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.0762555<br />Longitude: -114.217666666667<br />Tags:
START sample location BNSF-SW-02-050517. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.0768971666667<br />Longitude: -114.217521666667<br />Tags:
View westward of "Northwest" shoreline. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.0769083333333<br />Longitude: -114.217513333333<br />Tags:
Cat tail wetland area adjacent to "Northwest" shoreline. Pond and Flathead Lake in background. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.0769083333333<br />Longitude: -114.217513333333<br />Tags:
View of "Northwest" shoreline at sample location BNSF-SW-02-050517. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.0769055<br />Longitude: -114.217513333333<br />Tags:
Rainbow sheen on water. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/5/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.0769111666667<br />Longitude: -114.217491666667<br />Tags:
BNSF clean-up contractor, Kennedy-Jenks, performing water clean-up activities. Seep water is vacuumed into drum for disposal. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/6/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.0764528333333<br />Longitude: -114.217216666667<br />Tags:
BNSF clean-up contractor, Kennedy-Jenks, performing water clean-up activities. Seep water is vacuumed into drums for disposal. Source: Cordel Schmidt.<br />Date Taken: 5/6/2017<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 48.0764583333333<br />Longitude: -114.2172<br />Tags:




Sausage boom in place to prevent migration. Shoreline outside of the former rail tie facility. Pocket of rainbow sheen along shoreline. Discolored water seeping from the shore into Flathead Lake. Source: START Cordel Schmidt Rainbow sheen discolored water seeping from the lake shore into Flathead Lake. Source: Cordel Schmidt Cat tail wetland adjacent to seep area on Flathead Lake. Northwest shore of Flathead Lake in background. Source: START Cordel Schmidt View west of Flathead Lake shoreline showing seasonally reduced water level, riprap, and sorbent boom placement at one of several locations below a former clean-up site where discoloration in water is seeping from the landward edge. Source: START Cordel Schmidt Boom and sorbent pads at shoreline. Flathead lake in background. Source: Cordel Schmidt. Boom on shoreline. Source: Cordel Schmidt. Southward view from BNSF enhanced shoreline. Riprap in photo foreground. Source: Cordel Schmidt. View westward of BNSF enhanced shoreline. Source: Cordel Schmidt. Rainbow sheen on shoreline. Source: Cordel Schmidt. Rainbow sheen on shoreline. Source: Cordel Schmidt. Boom, sorbent pad, rainbow sheen below BNSF enhanced shoreline. Source: Cordel Schmidt. Sorbent pads and rainbow sheen seeping from shore line. Source: Cordel Schmidt. Water seep discolored red. Source: START Cordel Schmidt Footprint in shallow water along effected shoreline. Source: Cordel Schmidt. View toward lake, water seeping from shoreline in photo left, sorbent boom. Source: Cordel Schmidt. View eastward of shoreline below clean-up site. Source: Cordel Schmidt. View westward of shoreline below clean-up site. Source: Cordel Schmidt. Rainbow sheen on water seeping from shoreline. Source: Cordel Schmidt. Rainbow sheen on water seeping from shoreline. Source: Cordel Schmidt. View eastward of shoreline beloe clean-up site. Source: Cordel Schmidt. Rainbow sheen on water at boom location. Source: Cordel Schmidt. START sample location BNSF-SW-01-050517. Somers, Montana United States. Source: Cordel Schmidt. START sample location BNSF-SW-02-050517. Source: Cordel Schmidt. View westward of Cat tail wetland area adjacent to View of Rainbow sheen on water. Source: Cordel Schmidt. BNSF clean-up contractor, Kennedy-Jenks, performing water clean-up activities. Seep water is vacuumed into drum for disposal. Source: Cordel Schmidt. BNSF clean-up contractor, Kennedy-Jenks, performing water clean-up activities. Seep water is vacuumed into drums for disposal. Source: Cordel Schmidt.