[CPEO-MEF] New River (NC) fuel spill cleanup

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Plan prepared for last of fuel spill

ERIC STEINKOPFF 
Jacksonville Daily News (NC)
October 1, 2004 

Base officials have a plan to remove underground fuel leftover from a
spill two years ago at New River Air Station. They first need public
comment, however, before moving forward. 

Wilmington's Catlin Engineers and Scientists prepared the report for
Camp Lejeune's environmental engineers, who oversee the air station, on
Aug. 10. It details the extent of the spill, which leaked an
undetermined amount of fuel into surrounding soil on Oct. 10, 2002. The
report also details action taken to date and recommendations for the
next year and a half. 

There is no threat to drinking water from the spill, military officials
said. 

According to Catlin's report, the leak occurred in a tank valve at the
fuel pit used to refuel aircraft. The Marines pump fuel from the
Campbell Street fuel farm through underground pipes to underground tanks
along the flight line. 

The area is similar to a racetrack pit stop for aircraft - pilots, along
with air and ground crews, practice gassing up and returning to the air
quickly. 

"(The leak) was discovered during a refueling operation, and we were
able to Â? get it fixed," said Nikki Hall, a base environmental
engineer. "The inventory didn't show that we lost any fuel, so it is
impossible to tell the extent of the release. ...

for the entire article, see
http://www.jdnews.com/SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=26090&Section=News

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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