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Superior Gathering Oil Spill

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Tank 13, a 100,000bbl above ground storage tank containing crude oil where first release of oil occured<br />Date Taken: 2/10/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Facing north, the tank farm<br />Date Taken: 2/10/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Spill from Tank 13 impacts containment for T12 and T30.<br />Date Taken: 2/10/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Tank 16 (bottom right), the second tank that failed, oil in containment.<br />Date Taken: 2/10/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Overview of the Falcon Refinery Superfund Site.<br />Date Taken: 2/10/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Tank battery, wetland, Redfish Bay.<br />Date Taken: 2/10/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Scare Cannon, used to keep birds from landing in oil.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Hard boom used to contain the oil<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Crude oil along the shore line<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
crude oil in the wetland<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
To the left, RP contractors at a collection point. Hard boom see to the right.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Utilizing oil drum skimmers to recover oil from the surface of the water.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Wildlife affected by the release of crude<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Frac Tanks are being used to temporarily store the oil/water mix during recovery efforts<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Spill from Tank 15 travelled through channel running north to south that allowed the oil to the reach wetland.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Culvert on the southwest corner of the site channeled the oil in an easterly direction toward the wetland<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Barges are being used to transport the oil water mix from site<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Tank 27, oil entered its secondary containment due to connectivity with Tank 13<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
RP contractors using vacuum trailers to recover oil from the wetlands<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Tank 16 is the only tank being used.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
EPA have established 24 hour air monitoring locations using AreaRAE units.<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
An EPA air monitoring location<br />Date Taken: 2/11/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Oil in secondary containment of Tank 15<br />Date Taken: 2/12/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Oil skimmers recovering oil from wetland<br />Date Taken: 2/12/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Oil skimmers recovering the crude oil<br />Date Taken: 2/12/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Air monitoring location. MultiRAE logging data<br />Date Taken: 2/12/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
EPA START-3 contractor mapping extent of the spill<br />Date Taken: 2/13/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Tank 13 Oil release point<br />Date Taken: 2/13/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
TGLO wildlife rescue trailer<br />Date Taken: 2/12/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Bird Kennels with heat lamps<br />Date Taken: 2/12/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Oiled bird being cleaned<br />Date Taken: 2/12/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:





Tank 13, a 100,000bbl above ground storage tank containing crude oil where first release of oil occured Facing north, the tank farm Spill from Tank 13 impacts containment for T12 and T30. Tank 16 (bottom right), the second tank that failed, oil in containment. Overview of the Falcon Refinery Superfund Site. Tank battery, wetland, Redfish Bay. Scare Cannon, used to keep birds from landing in oil. Hard boom used to contain the oil Crude oil along the shore line crude oil in the wetland To the left, RP contractors at a collection point. Hard boom see to the right. Utilizing oil drum skimmers to recover oil from the surface of the water. Wildlife affected by the release of crude Frac Tanks are being used to temporarily store the oil/water mix during recovery efforts Spill from Tank 15 travelled through channel running north to south that allowed the oil to the reach wetland. Culvert on the southwest corner of the site channeled the oil in an easterly direction toward the wetland Barges are being used to transport the oil water mix from site Tank 27, oil entered its secondary containment due to connectivity with Tank 13 RP contractors using vacuum trailers to recover oil from the wetlands Tank 16 is the only tank being used. EPA have established 24 hour air monitoring locations using AreaRAE units. An EPA air monitoring location Oil in secondary containment of Tank 15 Oil skimmers recovering oil from wetland Oil skimmers recovering the crude oil Air monitoring location. MultiRAE logging data EPA START-3 contractor mapping extent of the spill Tank 13 Oil release point TGLO wildlife rescue trailer Bird Kennels with heat lamps Oiled bird being cleaned