A transportation truck roll over resulted in the release of approximately 11000 gallons of fuel (9000 gal of gasoline and 2000 gal of Diesel on March 11, 2006 at approximately 0530. The incident occurred on US Hwy 5, at milepost 118. The fuel released to the ground and entered an unnamed tributary to Roberts Creek and the South Fork of the Umpqua River.
Saturday March 11, 2006
EPA(1) and START (2) Personnel on site.
The Environmental Protection Agency responded at the request of the Oregon Department of Environmenal Quality. EPA contacted the START-3 and requested that 2 personnel respond with an EPA OSC to a spill near Roseburg Oregon. The spill involved a double fuel tanker carrying 11,000 gallons of fuel, a class 3 combustible (UN 1853). The trailer flipped over relasing its contents. The trailer released its entire contents onto the west side of Hwy 5 and the adjorning shoreline entering navigable waters of the US.
A Unified Command Sturcture was formed on March 11th and is currently composed of representatives from the, Responsible Party: First Strike Environmental, USEPA, and the State of Oregon: DEQ, ODOT, OSP
Emergency crews responded and inititated the removal of fuel soaked soils. Placed boom (skirted and absorbent), and developed underflow dams in an unnamed creek.
The removal of the fuel soaked soils is planned to prevent further impacts to local waterways.
Two types of boom have been placed in the water. River skirted boom has been placed on the river to contain any released material. Absorbent boom has been placed between the River boom and the shoreline to absorb any spilled material. Samples were collected and results will be reported as they become available.
First Strike Environmental (FSE), the consultant for the Responsible Party (RP), sent water samples from several locations to North Creek Environmenal, on Saturday, March 11th, 2006.
Water Samples have pulled from the unnamed tributary and Roberts Creek at five distinct and repeatable locations: upstream of Roberts Creek, downstream of Roberts Creek, at the toe of the ditch at the spill site, and at the confluence of the unnamed tributary and Roberts Creek. Water Samples will be analyzed for NWTPH-GX and DX, BETX. The laboratory will provided results in 24 hours of sample collection.
EPA requested that START mobilize the HAPSITE Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer to the site on Sunday, March 12th, 2006 to facilitate a quick turn around on soil sample analysis. This will reduce laboratory analysis to 1 hour instead of a traditional offsite laboratory turnaround time of 24 hours. The HAPSITE will be situated off site at mile post 119 alongside the DEQ's Command Post. This will save time and resources by allowing the Environmental Unit to determine when the walls of the pit are considered clean. Each sample will be screened prior to analysis on the HAPSITE with a Photo Ionization Detector (TVA-1000).
The Envrionemenal Unit, composed of EPA's START members, DEQ, and FSE personnel developed and submitted a Sampling Plan to the Unified Command for signature. This Sampling Plan was drafted to address all on site environmenal concerns. All members of the UC signed the Sampling Plan.
Sunday March 12, 2006
EPA (1), START (4) personnel on site.
Approximately 480 cubic yards of oil contaminated soils were removed from this spill area and transported to the staging area.
1)Complete and Submit Site Specific Sampling Plan.
2)Continue to excavate impacted soils at the source area.
3)Transport and stage excavated soils at the stockpile area.
4)Continue to conduct the appropriate air monitoring at excavation and stokpile locations.
5)Maintain traffic control.
6)Maintain containment boom in river.
7)Conduct water and soil sampling per the sampling plan.
8)Completed and Submit Disposal Plan.
The potential responsible party (PRP) provided the following contact information:
Truax Oil Inc.
P.O. Box 3002
Corvallis, Oregon 97339
541.758.1500 office
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