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From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:04:21 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] "Mobile Gas failed to report mercaptan spill in Eight Mile, " Alabama
 
Mobile Gas failed to report mercaptan spill in Eight Mile to feds, then dug a 3 foot hole to clean it up


By Ben Raines
AL.com
March 21, 2013

Mobile Gas failed to report its 2008 mercaptan spill in Prichard's Eight Mile community to the National Response Center as required by federal law.

Anytime a company spills a "reportable quantity" of a listed hazardous substance into the environment, federal officials must be notified, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. For mercaptan, the reportable quantity is 100 pounds.

Deposition testimony from a Mobile Gas employee and a member of the cleanup crew hired by the company suggest as much as 6,000 pounds of mercaptan may have been spilled in Prichard's Eight Mile community.

Once the National Response Center has been notified, the EPA swings into action, dispatching inspection teams, addressing potential risks to the public, and devising a cleanup plan.


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For the entire article, see
http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/03/mobile_gas_dug_a_3_foot_hole_t.html

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