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04-38-560886 CHEMDESIGN PRODUCTS INC SPILL
Activity Type / Status Jurisdiction
SPILL  CLOSED DNR RR
Location Name County DNR Region
CHEMDESIGN PRODUCTS INC MARINETTE NORTHEAST
Address Municipality
2 STANTON ST MARINETTE
PLSS Description Latitude (WGS84) Longitude (WGS84) Google Maps RR Sites Map
NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec 05, T30N, R24E 45.097065 -87.6130265 Click to view on Google Maps using Lat/Long
Additional Location Description
BUILDING 38
Additional Activity Details Acres
UNKNOWN
Facility ID PECFA No. EPA ID Start Date End Date
438008340 2012-10-02 2013-08-28
Characteristics
Above Ground
Petrol Tank

Drycleaner
EPA
NPL Site
EPA
Superfund
PECFA Funds
Eligible

PFAS

ROW Impact

Sediments
Underground
Petrol Tank
WI DOT
Site
 
Site Files
Name File
SITE FILE DOCUMENTATION FOR ACTIVITY Download PDF Document
Actions
Date Code Name File Comment
2013-08-28 11 Spill Activity Closed
2012-10-03 5 Notification of Hazardous Substance Spill
2012-10-02 1 Spill Incident Occurred
Spill Details
SERTS Spill ID Spill Occurred Date/Time Spill Reported Date/Time
20121003NE38-1 2012-10-02  21:03 2012-10-03  09:43
Description of Incident/General Comments
ON 10/2/2012 AT 2103 HOURS KATHY FRANK, MARINETTE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, MADE AN INITIAL REPORT, FOLLOWING UP WITH PRELIMINARY DETAILS AT 2129 TO MICHELLE HARTNESS. WORKERS AT MARINETTE MARINE COMPLAINED OF EFFECTS FROM THE PRODUCT. THE SECOND SHIFT AT MARINETTE MARINE WAS SENT HOME; THIRD SHIFT IS ON STAND-BY. WHILE THERE IS A NOTICEABLE SMELL IN THE COMMUNITY, NO EFFECTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS OR OTHER BUSINESSES. THE LOCAL HAZMAT TEAM, REPRESENTATIVES OF BOTH COMPANIES, AND MARINETTE COUNTY EM ARE ON THE SCENE. THE PLANT AND SHIP ARE PRESENTLY BEING VENTILATED. (10/3/2012 1:48): A MEDIA RELEASE FROM MARINETTE COUNTY EM STATED TTHERE WAS A RELEASE OF THE AMMONIA-BASED PRODUCT AT CHEMDESIGN CORP., WHICH AFFECTED THE NEARBY MARINETTE MARINE CORP., BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 HOURS, AND WAS CONCLUDED AT APPROXIMATELY 2130 HOURS. RESPONSE OPERATIONS HAVE CONCLUDED. THE CAUSE OF THE RELEASE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY CHEMDESIGN CORP. IN AUGUST 2013, T AMMAN CHECKED WITH US EPA AND LEARNED THEIR INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING BUT NO NEED TO KEEP DNR SPILL CASE OPEN. T AMMAN REVIEWED FILE INFO AND CLOSED THE SPILL. SUBMITTED VIA SERTS WEB FORM REF # 6757
Type of Location
INDUSTRIAL FACILITY (FOUNDRY/FACTORY/PLATING/MANUFACTURING)
Spill Cause
EQUIPMENT FAILURE EQUIPMENT FAILURE
Description of Environmental Impact
NOT PROVIDED
Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported
MAXIMUM DRAGER TUBE TEST IS 1PPM, ODOR THRESHHOLD IS .34PPM HOWEVER IS NOT HAZARDOUS UNTIL REACHING 12PPM LEVELS. PROCESSING CANNOT BE SHUT DOWN UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON 10-3-12. SO LOW LEVEL ODOR MAY REMAIN SHORT TERM BUT IS NOT HAZARDOUS NOR ABOVE ANY AIR PERMIT LIMITS. MIELKE INDICATED HE HAS CONTACTED MICHELLE FARLEY, DNR AIR MANAGEMENT ENGINEER. EPA ONSITE TO MONITOR AIR QUALITY BEFORE AND AFTER RESTART UP OF CLEANED SCRUBBER EQUIPMENT. EPA TO LEAD INVESTIGATION ON WHAT HAPPENED.
Spiller Actions
Action Comment
Cleanup Method - Excavation
Repairs Made
Other VENTILATE
Substances
Substance Type Amt Released Units
Other Industrial Chemicals (DMFDMA; UNK AMT) Industrial Chem 0 Other
Responsible Party
CHEMDESIGN PRODUCTS INC 2 STANTON ST, MARINETTE, WI 54143
For More Information on this Activity
Northeast Region Contact: Denise Danelski  denise.danelski@wisconsin.gov
560886 | 04-38-560886
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