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Petra Chemical HCl

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In the foreground (right) can be seen a storm drain which leads to the unnamed channel shown in the previous photo. Background RP Cleanup contractors.<br />Date Taken: 6/29/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 32.86231<br />Longitude: -96.87706<br />Tags:
Culvert leading from the spill location to this unnamed channel which leads to Joe Creek approximately 1000 feet to the north<br />Date Taken: 6/29/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 32.86245<br />Longitude: -96.87708<br />Tags:
Testing pH of surface water runoff. <br />Date Taken: 6/29/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 32.86244<br />Longitude: -96.87705<br />Tags:
Petra Chemical Company northwest property line, within immediate vicinity of spill location<br />Date Taken: 6/29/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 32.86218<br />Longitude: -96.8773<br />Tags:
Storm channel, approximately 400 feet west southwest of the spill site<br />Date Taken: 6/29/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 32.861638<br />Longitude: -96.87821<br />Tags:
Storm channel located approximately 450 feet southwest of the spill site<br />Date Taken: 6/29/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 32.86127<br />Longitude: -96.87815<br />Tags:
North of the AST inside secondary containment; point of equipment failure, valve blow out.<br />Date Taken: 6/29/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 32.86215<br />Longitude: -96.87717<br />Tags:
Cleanup contractors recovering free liquids (rainwater with product) from outside containment<br />Date Taken: 6/29/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 32.86216<br />Longitude: -96.87723<br />Tags:
Showing the point from where HCl breached secondary containment and soda ash used to absorb and neutralize the acid.<br />Date Taken: 6/29/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 32.86218<br />Longitude: -96.87719<br />Tags:
Showing the AST containing HCl and secondary containment<br />Date Taken: 6/29/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 32.86204<br />Longitude: -96.877085<br />Tags:
Overview of the 10,000 gallon AST and secondary containment<br />Date Taken: 6/29/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 32.86215<br />Longitude: -96.87715<br />Tags:
RP Cleanup contractors loading contaminated soil to rolloff boxes<br />Date Taken: 6/29/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 32.86201<br />Longitude: -9687698<br />Tags:
Excavation of contaminated soil in-progress<br />Date Taken: 6/29/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 32.86218<br />Longitude: -96.87721<br />Tags:
Personnel from City of Dallas Public Works testing the pH of surface water runoff<br />Date Taken: 6/29/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 32.86264<br />Longitude: -96.87687<br />Tags:
Remediation of contaminated surface water resultant of the HCl spill, and excavation of spill related contaminated soil complete<br />Date Taken: 6/29/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 32.86213<br />Longitude: -96.87721<br />Tags:
Remediation of contaminated surface water resultant of the HCl spill, and excavation of spill related contaminated soil complete<br />Date Taken: 6/29/2010<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 32.86222<br />Longitude: -96.87714<br />Tags:





In the foreground (right) can be seen a storm drain which leads to the unnamed channel shown in the previous photo. Background RP Cleanup contractors. Culvert leading from the spill location to this unnamed channel which leads to Joe Creek approximately 1000 feet to the north Testing pH of surface water runoff. Petra Chemical Company northwest property line, within immediate vicinity of spill location Storm channel, approximately 400 feet west southwest of the spill site Storm channel located approximately 450 feet southwest of the spill site North of the AST inside secondary containment; point of equipment failure, valve blow out. Cleanup contractors recovering free liquids (rainwater with product) from outside containment Showing the point from where HCl breached secondary containment and soda ash used to absorb and neutralize the acid. Showing the AST containing HCl and secondary containment Overview of the 10,000 gallon AST and secondary containment RP Cleanup contractors loading contaminated soil to rolloff boxes Excavation of contaminated soil in-progress Personnel from City of Dallas Public Works testing the pH of surface water runoff Remediation of contaminated surface water resultant of the HCl spill, and excavation of spill related contaminated soil complete Remediation of contaminated surface water resultant of the HCl spill, and excavation of spill related contaminated soil complete