The Bradley 3 Island Lease is an oil production facility with production wells, storage and separation facilities, oil pits and water injection facilities. On January 15th, an SPCC inspection was conducted at the Bradley 3 Island lease and accumulations of oil were observed in oil pits, catch basins and uncontained areas. The accumulations often reached capacity of containment, so that releases would likely occur in the event of any rain. Greka was advised to clean up the accumulations and provide adequate freeboard on the oil pits. On January 24, 2008, during heavy rainfall, OSC Wise observed the facility discharging oily water out of a containment area into a creek. The creek is habitat for the tiger salamander, an endangered species. In addition, areas which had oil accumulations had not been cleaned out and some were overflowing, discharging oil into areas with pathways to the creek.
On the evening of January 26, 2008, during a heavy rainstorm, a power pole with three PCB contaminated transformers came down inside the facility releasing its contents. The oil inside was contaminated with low level PCB oil. The oil migrated with the rainwater into throughout the site. The oil also migrated into the adjacent creek as documented by sampling.
