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EPA |
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Removal Action |
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Non NPL |
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4/16/2016 |
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4/17/2016 |
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E16424 |
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1.1.1 Incident Category
This is a Clean Water Act (CWA), Oil Pollution Act (OPA)
Emergency Response. A discharge of approximately 70 bbls of crude oil occurred
from a flow line break in Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky.
1.1.2 Site Description
The National Response Center (NRC) was notified at approximately
1624 on March 14, 2016 by David Leo of Kentucky Department of Environmental
Protection of a three barrel crude oil discharge which occurred in Salyersville,
KY. At the time of the NRC notification the oil well pump jack had
been turned off for approximately three weeks. On March 15, 2016, under a PFRA,
KYDEP hired a contractor to contain and remove the oil from the unnamed
tributary of Mine Fork Branch.
On March 16, 2016, KYDEP called and updates the NRC notification
to approximately 70 barrels of crude oil discharged with saturated soils down
gradient of the oil well. Saturday March 16, 2016 at approximately
1700 KYDEP requested an EPA OSC to assist with the clean-up of the crude
oil spill. The crude oil discharge was from a flow line in near the oil well
and behind a metal and brick building on the property. The oil had saturated the
brick on the building and flowed onto and under the slab of the building. The
oil continued to flow under the ground surface and entered an unnamed
tributary and an old pond on the Ward Property. The oil spill impacted
approximately 0.5 mile of the unnamed tributary of Mine Fork Branch. Mine
Fork Branch flows into Paint Creek which flows into Paintsville Lake.
On Sunday April 17 the owner/operator Keith Hooper
spoke with the EPA OSC about the crude oil spill and his ability
to adequately clean-up the discharged oil. Mr. Hooper stated he did
not have the resources to hire a clean-up contractor and gave the EPA OSC access to
conduct the clean-up of the discharge of oil.
1.1.2.1 Location
2022 Mine Fork Road, Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
Crude oil discharged from a flow line at the surface. The oil saturated the brick on the building and flowed onto and under the slab of the building. The oil continued to flow under the ground surface and entered an unnamed tributary and an old pond on the Ward Property. The oil spill impacted approximately 0.5 mile of the unnamed tributary of Mine Fork Branch. Mine Fork Branch flows in to Paint Creek which flows into Paintsville Lake.
1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
Initially reported as a three bbl discharge, the spill has been
upgraded to a 70 bbl discharge. At the
request of KYDEP, the EPA OSC is ensuring/directing the response under a Unified
Command that includes State representation on site.
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