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04-02-590377
ENBRIDGE PIPE WELD DISCHARGE
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| Activity Type / Status |
Jurisdiction |
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SPILL
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CLOSED
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DNR RR |
| Address |
Municipality |
| OLD AIRPORT & HOLMES |
ASHLAND |
| PLSS Description |
Latitude (WGS84) |
Longitude (WGS84) |
Google Maps |
RR Sites Map |
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SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Sec 14, T47N, R04W
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46.5542707 |
-90.8235505 |
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| Additional Location Description |
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PIPELINE TRANSFER STATION
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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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2022-08-10
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2022-08-15
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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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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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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 |
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File |
Comment |
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2022-08-15
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11
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Spill Activity Closed
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2022-08-10
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1
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Spill Incident Occurred
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2022-08-10
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5
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Notification of Hazardous Substance Spill
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2022-08-10
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6
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Spill Activity Transferred to ERP Activity
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Details
Spill Details
| SERTS Spill ID |
Spill Occurred Date/Time |
Spill Reported Date/Time |
| 20220810NO02-1 |
2022-08-10 1615 |
2022-08-10 1700 |
| Description of Incident/General Comments |
| 8.10.2022 - 17:00 - JP RECEIVED A CALL FROM ROSS PETERSON. SAID THAT CREWS IN THE PREVIOUS TRENCH HAD IDENTIFIED A WELD "SMUDGE" ON THE PIPE WELD WITH A WET SPOT. FOR SAFETY REASON HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE PIPLELINE AGAIN. IS IN THE SAME TRENCH BUT THEY DO NOT FEEL THAT IT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PREVIOUS CONTAMINATION. JP ASKED FOR DOCUMENTATION AND RP SAID THAT HE WOULD ASK A PIPLEINE EXPERT TO SEND AN E-MAIL EXPLAINING THE WELD. WOULD REPORT IT TO THE NRC AND BAD RIVER TRIBE.
8.10.2022 - 17:09 - JP CALLED CHRIS SAARI AND INFORMED HIM. CS SAID TO FORWARD EXPLANATION E-MAIL TO TREVOR NOBLE AND CHRISTINE HAAG.
8.10.2022 - 17:30 - JP LEFT MESSAGE WITH TREVOR NOBLE. TN RETURNED CALL AND JP DESCRIBED SITUATION.
8.10.2022 - 17:36 - JP LEFT MESSAGE WITH WARDEN PHILLIP BROWN, ASKING HIM TO CHECK OUT THE SITE.
8.10.2022 - 18:35 - JP CALLED RP. ASKED FOR AN E-MAIL DESCRIBING THE CAUSE OF THE RELEASE ASAP AND PHOTOS OF THE PIPELINE. RB SAID THAT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO SEND THE E-MAIL AND WOULD WORK ON THE PHOTOS. RECEIVED UPDATE AT 20:06, FORWARDED TO TN, CH AND CS
8.10.2022 - 22:00 - WARDEN SUPERVISOR RICK PETERS ARRIVED ONSITE.CREWS WERE STILL ONSITE SANDBLASTING THE PIPE. CREW MEMBERS TOLD WARDEN PETERS THAT SECTION OF PIPELINE WAS LAID IN 1953 AND THE WELD WAS A 1976 WELD. HE TOOK A PHOTO OF THE TOP OF THE PIPE THE AREA RING IN THE JOINT IN QUESTION. THEY DESCRIBED A WEEP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIPE AT THE JOINT. THAT IS IN THE SAME EXCAVATION WHERE IMPACTED SOIL WAS IDENTIFIED LAST WEEK. THE WEEP CONSISTED ON AN OILY SUBSTANCE THAT DID NOT DRIP, BUT COULD FELT IF ONE HELD THEIR FINGERS IN THAT AREA. THE WEEP IS THE REASON WHY THEY NOTIFIED THE NRC. AS OF EARLIER TODAY, THEY DID NOT THINK THAT THE WEEP WAS THE SOURCE OF PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED SOIL CONTAMINATION. THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ADDRESSING THE WEEP. THE PIPELINE IS STILL SHUTDOWN WARDEN PETERS DID NOT OBSERVE PETROLEUM ODORS, STAINED SOIL OR ANY WATER IN THE EXCAVATION.
8.11.2022 - 9:42 - JP CONTACTED RP, WHO INDICATED THAT THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE WELD, WERE HOPING TO HAVE I DONE TODAY BUT COULDN'T GUARENTEE THAT IT WAS COMPLETED. PIPELINE IS SILL SHUTDOWN.
8.11.2022 11:48 - TALKED TO PAUL RAUSCH AT EPA. SAID THAT EPA WOULD BE SENDING DAVE MORRISON UP TO THE SITE ON 8.12.2022 TO MEET BAD RIVER REPS.
8.11.2022 - 12:07 - TALKED TO TREVOR NOBLE, PROVIDED UPDATE.
8.11.2022 - 12:21 - TALKED O DAVE MORISON, EPA. DISCUSED HISTORY OF THE SITE AND UPCOMING INSPECTION.
8.12.2022 - 11:30 -ENBRIDGE PERSONNEL, INCLUDING ROSS PETERSON, DAVE MORRISON FROM THE EPA, AND PHIL RICHARD FROM DNR ENTERED THE SITE TO OBSERVE THE PIPELINE EXCAVATION AND DISCUSSED PREVIOUS ACTIONS THAT HAD BEEN COMPLETED TO ADDRESS THE TWO PREVIOUSLY REPORTED DISCHARGES. NAOMI TILLISON FROM THE BAD RIVER TRIBE WAS NOT AVAILABLE, BUT THE TRIBE’S PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER AND COMPLIANCE OFFICER WERE ALSO ONSITE. JP WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING. EPA CONCURED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A SIGNIFICANT SPILL. |
| Type of Location |
| OIL/GAS PIPELINE/PUMPING OR TRANSFER STATION |
| Spill Cause |
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UNKNOWN |
| Description of Cause or Additional Details |
| CALLER REPORTED THE RELEASE OF AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY OF CRUDE OIL FROM
A TRANSMISSION LINE, DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSES. THE RELEASE MATERIAL
IMPACTED THE CONTAINMENT AREA AT THE PIPELINE LOCATION PROVIDED.
THERE ARE NO REPORTED TO RELEASE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUND NOR
WATERWAYS.
INCIDENT DETAILS
PIPELINE TYPE: TRANSMISSION
DOT REGULATED: YES
PIPELINE ABOVE/BELOW GROUND: BELOW
EXPOSED OR UNDER WATER: NO
PIPELINE COVERED: UNKNOWN
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| Description of Environmental Impact |
| IMPACT
FIRE INVOLVED: NO FIRE EXTINGUISHED: UNKNOWN
INJURIES: NO SENT TO HOSPITAL: EMPL/CREW: PASSENGER:
FATALITIES: NO EMPL/CREW: PASSENGER: OCCUPANT:
EVACUATIONS:NO WHO EVACUATED: RADIUS/AREA:
DAMAGES: NO
HOURS DIRECTION OF
CLOSURE TYPE DESCRIPTION OF CLOSURE CLOSED CLOSURE
AIR: NO
MAJOR
ROAD: NO ARTERY:NO
WATERWAY:NO
TRACK: NO
PASSENGERS TRANSFERRED: NO
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: NO
MEDIA INTEREST: NONE
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| Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported |
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WET SPOT ASSOCIATED WITH WELD FROM 1976. NO OBSERVED IMPACT TO SOIL. IN SAME TRENCH AS HISTORIC CONTAMINATION IDENTIFIED IN 04-02-590369. REPAIRED WELD, SITE WAS VISITED BY EPA, DR, ENBRIDGE & BAD RIVER RESERVATION.
SITE WILL BE ATTACHED TO 02-02-590370 & INVESTIGATED UNDER ERP.
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Spiller Actions
| Action |
Comment |
| Repairs Made |
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| Flow Stopped |
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Substances
| Substance |
Type |
Amt Released |
Units |
| Crude Oil |
Petroleum |
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Responsible Party
| ENBRIDGE ENERGY 119 N 25TH ST E, SUPERIOR, WI 54480 |
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