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McFarland Cascade Wood Treating Solution Spill

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Ruptured tank with breach shown in the center of the photograph and relased solution within secondary containment.<br />Date Taken: 5/30/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Ruptured tank showing collapse at the top.
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View iof the spilled solution within secondary containment.<br />Date Taken: 5/30/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:

Ruptured tank, breach and spilled solution within secondary containment.<br />Date Taken: 5/30/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:

Pump hoses leading into secondary containment.<br />Date Taken: 5/30/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:

Extent of solution pooling on asphalt shown by stained asphalt and marked by absorbant boom.<br />Date Taken: 5/30/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:

Location where solution ran overland to off-site storm water ditch.  The blue crystallized solids are where facility personnel tried to contain and absorb the released solution with absorbent powder.<br />Date Taken: 5/30/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:

Location where the solution ran overland from the asphalt lot into the off-site storm water ditch.<br />Date Taken: 5/30/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:

The probable point of entry for the solution from the facility to the storm water ditch.  This soil was excavated for disposal.<br />Date Taken: 5/30/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Wood treatment solution which released to a storm water ditch.
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Response contractors using a vacuum truck to remove wood treatment solution from the storm water ditch.<br />Date Taken: 5/30/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:

Response contractors removing released solution.<br />Date Taken: 5/30/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:

Response contractors removing released solution.<br />Date Taken: 5/30/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:

Response contractors removing released solution.<br />Date Taken: 5/30/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:

Response contractors removing released solution.  The rupture/collapsed tank shown inthe background.<br />Date Taken: 5/30/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Excavated storm water ditch.<br />Date Taken: 5/30/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
View of excavated storm water ditch and confirmation sample location (marked by pin flag).<br />Date Taken: 5/30/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Response contractor collecting confirmation sample from the probable point of entry from the facility to the storm water ditch.<br />Date Taken: 5/30/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Response contractor collecting an upstream background sample for comparison to confirmation samples.<br />Date Taken: 5/30/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags:
Excavated ditch covered with plastic sheeting.<br />Date Taken: 5/30/2014<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags: