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GABE’S TREE SERVICE 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 |
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Municipality |
| PEARL LAKE |
LEON |
| PLSS Description |
Latitude (WGS84) |
Longitude (WGS84) |
Google Maps |
RR Sites Map |
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| Additional Location Description |
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IN PEARL LAKE, ADJACENT TO W4718 S PEARL LAKE RD
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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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2021-02-25
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2021-04-29
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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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2021-04-29
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11
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Spill Activity Closed
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2021-02-25
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1
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Spill Incident Occurred
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2021-02-25
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5
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Notification of Hazardous Substance Spill
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Spill Details
| SERTS Spill ID |
Spill Occurred Date/Time |
Spill Reported Date/Time |
| 20210225NE70-1 |
2021-02-25 1730 |
2021-02-25 1927 |
| Description of Incident/General Comments |
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02/25: GABE STATED THAT AT 1620 HRS A DUMP TRUCK AND MINI EXCAVATOR WENT THROUGH ICE AFTER A NUMBER OF PREVIOUS TRIPS ACROSS THE ICE. THE DUMP TRUCK WAS REMOVED FROM LAKE WITH NO APPARENT LEAKS AND AS OF 1040 HRS THEY WERE WORKING TO RETRIEVE THE MINI EXCAVATOR. MINI X HAD RAN ALL DAY WITH A MAX CAPACITY OF 10 GAL. GABE STATES THAT THERE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MUCH LEFT IN TANK.
PINK HYDRAULIC OIL COULD BE SEEN IN BLOTCHES ON ICE. DUE TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES THE OPEN WATER HAD FROZE OVER. GABE AND CREW PLACED PADS AND ABSORBENTS ON OIL. RECOVERY SLOW DUE TO TEMP. OIL FROZEN INTO ICE. IMPACTED SNOW WAS SHOVELED AND REMOVED. CREW WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR.
RECOVERED SNOW AND OIL WILL BE PLACED IN S AND G EXCAVATING FACILITY IN THEIR USED OIL CONTAINERS THAT ARE PICKED UP REGULARLY
03/01: SPOKE WITH GABE - LAID MORE ABSORBENT PADS OVER THE WEEKEND. GUYS ARE GOING OUT TODAY TO SEE IF THEY CAN RECOVER PADS AND ANYMORE PRODUCT. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
03/12: OIL SHEEN AND PRODUCT APPEARED ON TOP OF ICE AFTER MELT, CONCERNED CITIZENS SUBMITTED PHOTOS OF AREA - RP'S CREW IS GOING OUT. AFTER CREW OBSERVED AREA, DECISION WAS MADE TO CALL SPILL CONTRACTOR. VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE HIRED.
03/14: VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL PLACED BOOM AND POM AROUND THE IMPACTED AREA OF THE BOAT LAUNCH. ICE NEEDS TO MELT IN ORDER TO RECOVER PRODUCT.
03/19: REIF CONDUCTED SITE VISIT, BOOM SURROUNDING IMPACTED AREA, AREA SECURED, WORK LOOKS GOOD SO FAR.
CHECKS OF THE SPILL WERE CONDUCTED BY VALLEY ON MARCH 15TH, MARCH 16TH, MARCH 18TH, AND MARCH 22ND TO CONFIRM THE ABSORBENTS PLACED WERE IN WORKING CONDITION AND CONTAINING THE SPILL.
03/29: ICE HAS MELTED ON LAKE. PRODUCT INCASED BY BOOM WAS RECOVERED. VALLEY STAFF INVESTIGATED SAND ON THE SHORE OF LAKE TO ENSURE NO OIL WAS HELD IN THE SOIL. THE AREA WAS CHECKED FOR RESIDUAL SHEEN AND PRODUCT. AFTER INVESTIGATION NO MORE IMPACTS WERE DETECTED, ALL PRODUCT REMOVED FROM LAKE.
CLEAN UP DONE TO EXTENT PRACTICABLE.
04/02: OIL FILTER AND EXHAUST OF EXCAVATOR WAS FOUND IN AREA OF CRASH BY CITIZEN, RP PICKED UP AND DISPOSED.
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| Type of Location |
| SURFACE WATER (LAKE/HARBOR/MARINA/RIVER/STREAM/POND/WETLND) |
| Spill Cause |
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HYDRAULIC LINE BREAK |
| Description of Cause or Additional Details |
| A MINI EXCAVATOR AND A DUMP TRUCK FELL THROUGH THE ICE INTO THE WATER OF PEARL LAKE WHILE TRANSPORTING SAND, REMOVING VEHICLES FROM LAKE CAUSE LINE RUPTURE |
| Description of Environmental Impact |
| VEHICLES AND VEHICLE LIQUIDS OIL, ETC. ARE IN THE WATER AND ON THE ICE OF THE LAKE. |
| Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported |
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CLEANUP WAS LIMITED TO VEHICLE RECOVERY. NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF DISCHARGE TO WATER AT THE TIME.
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Spiller Actions
| Action |
Comment |
| Cleanup Method - Absorbent |
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| Debris Removed |
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| Boom |
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Substances
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Amt Released |
Units |
| Hydraulic Oil |
Petroleum |
5 |
Gal |
Waste Destination
| Destination |
Comment |
| OTHER: OSI |
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Responsible Party
| GABES TREE SERVICE 1018 ROBERTS RD, WILD ROSE, WI 54984 |
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