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Zolfo Spring Oil Spill

 
Site Contact:
Brook Bass
OSC

(bass.brook@epa.gov)

Site Location:
State Road 64 West
Zolfo Springs, FL
response.epa.gov/zolfospringoilspill
NRC#: 803380

NRC 803380: Zolfo Springs, Hardee County, Florida: A petroleum transport tanker overturned and spilled approximately 5,000 gallons of unleaded fuel onto the ground and into a tributary of the Peace River. Florida DEP State OSC's responded. The PRP hired a contractor to contain and mitigate the release. OSC Bass was dispatched to the site to oversee cleanup actions.


For additional information, visit the Pollution Report (POLREPS) section.