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04-52-585560
WASTE MANAGEMENT MERCURY WASTE INC SPILL
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| Activity Type / Status |
Jurisdiction |
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SPILL
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CLOSED
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DNR RR |
| Location Name |
County |
DNR Region |
| WM WASTE INC |
RACINE |
SOUTHEAST |
| Address |
Municipality |
| 21211 DURAND AVE |
UNION GROVE |
| PLSS Description |
Latitude (WGS84) |
Longitude (WGS84) |
Google Maps |
RR Sites Map |
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| Additional Location Description |
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WASTE MANAGEMENT MERCURY WASTE INC
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| Additional Activity Details |
Acres |
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UNKNOWN
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| Facility ID |
PECFA No. |
EPA ID |
Start Date |
End Date |
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252195350
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2020-03-18
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2020-04-03
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Characteristics
Above Ground
Petrol Tank
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Drycleaner |
EPA
NPL Site
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EPA
Superfund
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PECFA Funds
Eligible
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PFAS |
ROW Impact |
Sediments |
Underground
Petrol Tank
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WI DOT
Site
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Site Files
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The records related to the site are
documents that were available at the time the scanned paper or
electronic file was uploaded. Records that are confidential,
protected by attorney-client privilege, and other sensitive
records, as well as lab data, may not be included. Additional
records associated with the site may or may not be accessible
through an open records request through DNR or another state
agency (see Jurisdiction above).
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File |
| Site File Documentation for Activity |
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Actions
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Records related to the site are
documents that were available at the time the scanned paper or
electronic file was uploaded. Records withheld by the
department due to confidentiality, attorney-client privilege,
and other sensitive records, as well as lab data, may not be
included. Additional records associated with the site may or
may not be accessible through an open records request through
DNR or another state agency (see Jurisdiction above).
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Date |
Code |
Name |
File |
Comment |
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2020-04-03
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11
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Spill Activity Closed
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2020-03-19
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5
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Notification of Hazardous Substance Spill
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2020-03-18
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1
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Spill Incident Occurred
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Spill Details
| SERTS Spill ID |
Spill Occurred Date/Time |
Spill Reported Date/Time |
| 20200319SE52-1 |
2020-03-18 1650 |
2020-03-19 1551 |
| Description of Incident/General Comments |
| 20200319: I.ROSS CALLED ALEX BRYAN (WM): STATED SPILL OCCURED 03/18 AND WAS CLEANED UP IN HOUSE. NO ASSISTANCE REQUESTED. WILL SUBMIT FINAL CLEANUP REPORT.
I.ROSS RECIEVED EMAIL FROM ROY IRVING (DHS) - REQURESTING UPDATE AND INFORMATION ON CONTAMINATION PRECAUTIONS. CALLED R.IRVING - NO ANSWER, LEFT MESSAGE. FOLLOWED UP WITH EMAIL. I.ROSS RECIEVED EMAIL FROM ANDY KLEIST (EPA) REQUESTING UPDATE. CALLED ANDY KLEIST TO DISCUSS. REQUESTED COMPANY SUBMIT SPILL TO NRC.
I.ROSS FOLLOWED UP WITH EMAIL TO A.BRYAN - REQUESTED INFORMATION ON CLEANUP AND PASSED ALONG ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON NRC REPORTING.
20200320: RECIEVED CALL FROM ALEX BRYAN - SKYPE INVITE TO DISCUSS. STATED THAT THEY ARE A HAZ WASTE FACILITY WITH FULL CHEMICAL RESISTENT TYVEC SUITS AND FULL FACE RESPIRATORS. PROPER PPE AND PRECAUTIONS TAKEN. WILL SUBMIT REPORT WHEN COMPLETE.
20200401: I.ROSS RECIEVED FINAL CLEANUP REPORT. FORWARDED TO DHS. REPORT STATED THAT PROPER PPE WAS WARN AND APPROX 90 LB OF RELEASED MERCURY WAS RECOVERED AND PROCESSED PROPERLY AT THE PLANT. BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE DNR TO-DATE, CLEANED UP TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE. NO FURTHER ACTIONS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. |
| Type of Location |
| CHEMICAL COMPANY (PRODUCTION/PROCESSING/STORAGE/REPACKAGING) |
| Spill Cause |
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HUMAN ERROR |
| Description of Cause or Additional Details |
| CONTAINER THAT MERCURY WAS IN WAS PLACED ON A WOODEN PALLET, THE WOOD FAILED UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THE CONTAINERS AND THE CONTAINERS WITH MERCURY IN THEM SPILLED. |
| Description of Environmental Impact |
| CONTAINED TO INSIDE THE FACILITY |
| Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported |
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EMPLOYEES LAID DOWN ABSORBENT POWDER AND MOVED THE LIQUID INTO DRUMS FOR DISPOSAL. USED HAZMAT SUITS TO CLEANUP MATERIAL. PROCESSED AT PLANT AS INTENDED.
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Spiller Actions
| Action |
Comment |
| Cleanup Method - Absorbent |
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| Products/Waste Removed |
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Substances
| Substance |
Type |
Amt Released |
Units |
| Mercury |
Metals |
90 |
lb |
Responsible Party
| WM MERCURY WASTE, INC 21211 DURAND AVE, UNION GROVE, WI |
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