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West Creek Tanker Spill

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flushing pipe used to direct water into backwater eddies to move product into the current and move it down to a collection area.<br />Date Taken: 2/7/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.771944545454<br />Longitude: -108.884722461995<br />Tags:
PVC pipe used to channel water onto the shoreline for extended flushing of heavily contaminated areas. Used overnight, typically.<br />Date Taken: 2/7/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.771944545454<br />Longitude: -108.884722461995<br />Tags:
washing operations<br />Date Taken: 2/6/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.771944545454<br />Longitude: -108.885000727375<br />Tags:
Washing the soot residues off the bridge downstream of the accident scene. <br />Date Taken: 2/1/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.7713833333333<br />Longitude: -108.886316666667<br />Tags:
Flushing shorelines with water to mobilize petroleum residues for evaporation and/or collection.<br />Date Taken: 2/1/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Washing off soot residues from the combustion of spilled fuel at the bridge downstream of the accident scene. <br />Date Taken: 2/1/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.77125<br />Longitude: -108.8862<br />Tags:
Continuing to remove debris and conduct low pressure, high volume flushing at the accident scene.<br />Date Taken: 2/1/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.7722666666667<br />Longitude: -108.883916666667<br />Tags:
Removing remaining vehicle debris and mechanically agitating sediments to mobilize petroleum at the accident scene.<br />Date Taken: 2/1/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.77235<br />Longitude: -108.883833333333<br />Tags:
Contractors placement of boom within the Beaver Pond after consultation with the EPA <br />Date Taken: 1/29/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.682478<br />Longitude: -108.971469<br />Tags:
Double containment boom installed at the West Creek Picnic Area. Worker shown is taking a water sample from the stream.<br />Date Taken: 1/26/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.7337666666667<br />Longitude: -108.903033333333<br />Tags:
Contractor's first attempt at installing containment boom at the beaver dam.<br />Date Taken: 1/26/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.7264666666667<br />Longitude: -108.903083333333<br />Tags:
This is what was left of the tanker after the crash and fire.<br />Date Taken: 1/25/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.682478<br />Longitude: -108.971469<br />Tags:
View of the crash site.<br />Date Taken: 1/25/2013<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 38.682478<br />Longitude: -108.971469<br />Tags:



flushing pipe used to direct water into backwater eddies to move product into the current and move it down to a collection area. PVC pipe used to channel water onto the shoreline for extended flushing of heavily contaminated areas. Used overnight, typically. washing operations Washing the soot residues off the bridge downstream of the accident scene. Flushing shorelines with water to mobilize petroleum residues for evaporation and/or collection. Washing off soot residues from the combustion of spilled fuel at the bridge downstream of the accident scene. Continuing to remove debris and conduct low pressure, high volume flushing at the accident scene. Removing remaining vehicle debris and mechanically agitating sediments to mobilize petroleum at the accident scene. Contractors placement of boom within the Beaver Pond after consultation with the EPA Double containment boom installed at the West Creek Picnic Area. Worker shown is taking a water sample from the stream. Contractor's first attempt at installing containment boom at the beaver dam. This is what was left of the tanker after the crash and fire. View of the crash site.