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Moon-Hines Flowline Spill

 
Site Contact:
Leo Francendese
OSC

(francendese.leo@epa.gov)

Site Location:
Eucutta Rd
Eucutta, MS 39630
 response.epa.gov/moon-hinesflowlinespill
NRC#: 1070440

OSC was deployed on the morning of January 8th, 2014 to respond to an oil spill in Eucutta, MS. Approximately 50 barrels of oil and 40 bbls of brine discharged from a flow line break that is connected to a tank battery. RP is responding. OSC and MSDEQ are providing oversite and direction thru Unified Command. USCG GST is assisting the OSC. Spill has entered into unnamed tributaries, Wagon Branch and a wetland impacting approximately 8 acres and 8 property parcels stretched out over approximately 2200 linear feet. Wayne County EMA and MS Oil and Gas Board are participating agencies.


Excavated area around flowline blowout, located down gradient from the tank battery Oil filled trench immediately below the flowline blowout. Oil in Wagon Branch Creek Oil in affected wetlands located West and downstream of the ruptured flowline. Oil in affected wetlands located West and downstream of the ruptured flowline. Affected wetlands area, contractor is using absorbent pads to remove oil. Oil being collected using a vacuum truck in the wetlands affected area. Oil in Wagon Branch Creek Staging of clenup snare and absorbent pads. Waterlevel shows the impact of 1 Hard boom and snares used to contain oil at the furthest point from the flowline blowout. Board road constructed for access to affected wetlands areas. Test trench to assess oil impact of the soil adjacent to blowout area Oleophilic fabric fence to prevent downstream migration of oil. Oleophilic fabric fencing to prevent downstream migration of oil Underflow dam constructed just below the blowout area. Olephilic fabric fencing used for containment. Building of board road to support excavation operations Excavation of impacted soil near the flowline blowout area Loading out of mater Absorbent boom and pads Absorbent boom used to remove recoverable oil Oil impact in the wetlands. Oil in Wagon Branch Creek Board road built to facilitate access to the impacted areas. Impacted wetlands Impacted wetlands during cleanup operations. Absorbent boom used for containment. Coast Guard performing Health and Safety oversight and air monitoring. Marsh buggy used to facilitate access to impacted areas. Marsh buggy with clearing and grubbing attachment used to clear access to impacted areas. Oleophilic fabric fence used for containmnet. Oleophilic fabric fence used for containment. Oleophilic fabric fence, absorbent boom and snare used for containment. Olephilic fabric fence used for containment. Oleophilic fabric fence used for containment. Oleophilic fabric fence and absorbent boom used for containment. Marsh buggy trail used to facilitate access to impacted areas. Oleophilic fabric fence used for containment. Oleophilioc fabric fence used for containment. Oleophilic fabric fence used for containment. Olephilic fabric fence used for containment. Olephilic fabric fence used for containment. Olephilic fabric fence used for containment. Olephilic fabric fence used for containment. Olephilic fabric fence used for containment. Installation of a fresh water spring recovery sump. Underflow dam contructed to contain runoff around blowout area Backfill of the flowline blowout area. Backfill area below the flowline blowout area. Backfill area below the flowline blowout area. Backfill area below the flowline blowout area. Sump installed to capture fresh water spring to divert it around the excavated area. Wagon Branch Creek seperating into two smaller flow paths. Oil collection point created by natural flow path and vegetation. Area of the wetlands where flow path braches into multiple smaller flow paths. Oleophilic fabric fence used for containment and to channel water flow to central collection points. Oil collection point created by natural flow, vegetation and olephilic fabric fence. Oil collection created by natural flow, vegetation and oleophilic fabric fence. Oleophilic fabricfence collection oil while allowing water to flow. Oil collection point created by natural flow and vegetation. Moon-Hines-Tigrett tank battery Absorbent boom used to direct oil flow to collection point. Natural drainage ditch carrying oil to a collection area. Absorbent boom and snare used to direct oil to a collection point. An uprooted tree used as a natural collection point for oil. Oil collecting near a natural structure. Convergence of two natural flow paths used to direct oil to a collection point. Collection point at the convergence of natural flow path with oleophilic fabric fence used as containment. Maintenance task force replacing containment measures. Olephilic fabric fence and absorbent boom used as containment. Ckeanup of oil using stinger and flushing technique flushing and stinger operations to remove oil Stinger used to flush out oil embeded in soil. Collection of oil removed from soil using stinger and flushing operations.
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