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Tar Creek Oil Spill

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DSCN1614.JPG<br />Date Taken: 6/6/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 31.274605<br />Longitude: -91.1058933333333<br />Tags: Tank Battery with pit, this location is also the origin of the oil spill Site Photo 6/6/2015
IMG_20150605_164507.jpg<br />Date Taken: 6/5/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 31.2743736111111<br />Longitude: -91.1058625<br />Tags: Spill point of orign, tank located inside secondary containment Site Photo 6/5/2015
DSCN1616.JPG<br />Date Taken: 6/6/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 31.2746316666667<br />Longitude: -91.1059883333333<br />Tags: Pit downgradient of the tank battery used as secondary containment. Site Photo 6/6/2015
DSCN1621.JPG<br />Date Taken: 6/7/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags: Downstream culvert, under a private, road during cleanup operations Site Photo 6/7/2015
IMG_20150605_131709.jpg<br />Date Taken: 6/6/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 31.2752991666667<br />Longitude: -91.102055<br />Tags: Emulsified oil located downstream of the spill origin. Site Photo 6/6/2015
IMG_20150606_112914.jpg<br />Date Taken: 6/5/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 31.2730702777778<br />Longitude: -91.1037988888889<br />Tags: Recoverable oil in unamed tributary downstream of spill origin. Site Photo 6/5/2015
IMG_20150605_121931.jpg<br />Date Taken: 6/6/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 31.2730572222222<br />Longitude: -91.1044661111111<br />Tags: Absorbent material added to the impacted unamed tributary. Site Photo 6/6/2015
IMG_20150606_113118.jpg<br />Date Taken: 6/6/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 31.2732680555556<br />Longitude: -91.1036805555556<br />Tags: Absorbent material added to the impacted unamed tributary. Site Photo 6/6/2015
DSCN1623.JPG<br />Date Taken: 6/7/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags: Stading water in the unamed tributary that is also a collection point for leaching oil from spill Site Photo 6/7/2015
DSCN1628.JPG<br />Date Taken: 6/7/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags: USCG performing air monitoring while workers cleanup recoverable oil nearby. Site Photo 6/7/2015
IMG_20150605_123911.jpg<br />Date Taken: 6/5/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 31.2740208333333<br />Longitude: -91.1030266666667<br />Tags: USCG monitoring cleanup efforts. Absorbent boom, pads and absorbent material being used. Site Photo 6/5/2015
IMG_20150605_154352.jpg<br />Date Taken: 6/6/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 31.2750941666667<br />Longitude: -91.1021863888889<br />Tags: USCG monitoring air quality in the work zone for cleanup personnel. Site Photo 6/6/2015
DSCN1629.JPG<br />Date Taken: 6/6/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 31.27317<br />Longitude: -91.1034033333333<br />Tags: Absorbent material used in unamed tributary to recover recoverable oil. MDEQ and contractor also conducting a site walk to identify areas of concern Site Photo 6/6/2015
DSCN1635.JPG<br />Date Taken: 6/7/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags: A portion of the unamed tributary during cleanup operations being inspected by MDEQ and contractor Site Photo 6/7/2015
DSCN1638.JPG<br />Date Taken: 6/6/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 31.2750666666667<br />Longitude: -91.1020883333333<br />Tags: Absorbent pads being used to cleanup oil in unamed tributary. Site Photo 6/6/2015
DSCN1640.JPG<br />Date Taken: 6/7/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: <br />Longitude: <br />Tags: USCG and MDEQ looking at sediment near the confluence of unamed tributary and Tar Creek. Site Photo 6/7/2015
DSCN1639.JPG<br />Date Taken: 6/6/2015<br />Category: Site Photo<br />Latitude: 31.275935<br />Longitude: -91.1018066666667<br />Tags: Containment boom at the convergence of unamed tributary and Tar Creek. Site Photo 6/6/2015