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Guayanilla Bay Oil Spill

 
Site Contact:
Jeff M. Bechtel
On Scene Coordinator

(bechtel.jeff@epa.gov)

Site Location:
PR-127
Guayanilla, PR 00656
 response.epa.gov/Guayanillaoil
NRC#: 1040353

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is conducting an investigation regarding an oil spill from an unknown source into a storm water sewer located at PR-127, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico.

The sewer is discharging the accumulated oil into the Caribbean Sea.

USEPA initially provided technical assistance to the United States Coast Guard (USCG) under a Pollution Removal Funding Authorization (PRFA) assigned to Federal Project Number (FPN) # M13011 (EPA site ID # Z2B9).

The USCG has passed the lead to EPA. EPA is continuing this investigation under FPN E13204 (EPA site ID # Z2BB)


Soil boring and monitoring well sampling locations Location of oil impacted storm water drain along PR-127 Oil impacted storm water drain Geoprobe cores to 20 feet depth Examination of soil cores Geoprobe cores along storm drain Vac truck and storage tanker Hydroblaster unit Mangrove area Recovering oil from culvert