6/10/2013 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED.
ORDER STATES:
ON JUNE 10, 2013, APPROXIMAELY 500,000 GALLONS OF A MIXTURE OF A OF HYDROCHLORIC ACID AND WATER ARE CONTAINED IN A DIKED AREA. THIS VOLUME IS BEING GRADUALLY LOWERED BY PUMPING THE MATERIAL INTO AN ONSITE TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR NEURTRALIZATION PRIOR TO DISCHARGE.
WORK TO BE PEFORMED:
IMMEDIATE STABILIZATION AND MITIGATION ACTIONS
ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN CONTAINMENT OF IMPOUNDED ACID WATER MIXTURE IN HCL TANK FARM BY 6/10/2013
INITIATE IN-PLACE NEUTRALIZATION OF 5% ACID MATERIAL INSIDE OF HCL TANK FARM WITH CAUSTIC SODA 6/10/2013
SUBMIT CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR RESPONSSE TO WORST CASE SCENARIO FROM HCL TANK FARM BY 6/10/2013
DOCUMENT TIME TO FAILURE ESTIMATED FOR MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT IN HCL TANK FARM DUE TO PROLONGED CONTACT WITH ACID
6/11/2013
MITIGATE OFF-SITE DISCHARGE OF ACID LEAK FROM HCL TANK FARM SECONDARY CONTAINMENT BY 6/10/2013