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Stafford UST Oil Spill

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Excavated tank after it was cleaned<br />Date Taken: 12/10/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Another hole found on the tank (oppositve end from fill pipe)<br />Date Taken: 12/11/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Small hole in tank (directly below the fill pipe)<br />Date Taken: 12/11/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Small hole observed along tank seam (#2)<br />Date Taken: 12/11/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Hole observed along tank seam.<br />Date Taken: 12/11/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Tank grave. Based upon the color of the fuel oil in the grave, it appears that the released material was all new. There was no evidenced of weathered commercial fuel (color will degrade with time).<br />Date Taken: 12/10/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
View from the side of the building next to the tank grave - looking at the interceptor trench being dug. Immediately beyond the excavator is the retaining wall for the Middle River.<br />Date Taken: 12/10/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Double layer of boom (sorbent/soft boom - white; and hard river boom - yellow) in the Middle River adjacent to the incident.<br />Date Taken: 12/10/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Sheening along the retaining wall of the Middle River adjacent to the release.<br />Date Taken: 12/10/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Boom in the Middle River - 10F temperatures were causing ice to form behind the layers of boom. See the red stain - caused by the dye that is placed in commercial heating oil.<br />Date Taken: 12/12/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Recovery Well installation<br />Date Taken: 12/11/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Oil recovery wells being installed in the interceptor trench (adjacent to the retaining wall of the Middle River)<br />Date Taken: 12/11/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Recovery Well being brought back to grade<br />Date Taken: 12/12/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
View of the recovery wells - this picture shows the exact area of operations (very confined - bounded by building on the left, Middle River on the right, and the 18" sewer main that goes right through the middle).<br />Date Taken: 12/14/2009<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:


Excavated tank after it was cleaned Another hole found on the tank (oppositve end from fill pipe) Small hole in tank (directly below the fill pipe) Small hole observed along tank seam (#2) Hole observed along tank seam. Tank grave. Based upon the color of the fuel oil in the grave, it appears that the released material was all new. There was no evidenced of weathered commercial fuel (color will degrade with time). View from the side of the building next to the tank grave - looking at the interceptor trench being dug. Immediately beyond the excavator is the retaining wall for the Middle River. Double layer of boom (sorbent/soft boom - white; and hard river boom - yellow) in the Middle River adjacent to the incident. Sheening along the retaining wall of the Middle River adjacent to the release. Boom in the Middle River - 10F temperatures were causing ice to form behind the layers of boom. See the red stain - caused by the dye that is placed in commercial heating oil. Recovery Well installation Oil recovery wells being installed in the interceptor trench (adjacent to the retaining wall of the Middle River) Recovery Well being brought back to grade View of the recovery wells - this picture shows the exact area of operations (very confined - bounded by building on the left, Middle River on the right, and the 18