| Incident
Description |
 |
Location |
AVEC
Nunapitchuk Tank Farm. Nunapitchuk is located on both banks of
the Johnson River, 22 miles northwest of Bethel in the Yukon-Kuskokwim
Delta. |
| Product/Quantity |
Mr.
Bryan reported that the # 16 bulk fuel tank contained 8,419 gallons
of diesel fuel, and that an estimated 8200 gallons spilled. |
| Cause |
Mr.
Bryan reported that tank 16 shifted due to changes in temperature,
and that the threading in a pipe going into the tank failed, releasing
an estimated 8,200 gallons of fuel to an unlined secondary containment. |
| Time/Date
of Spill |
The
actual time of the spill and the time it was discovered are unknown
at this time. Mr. Mark Bryan of the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative
(AVEC) reported the spill to ADEC on February 7, 2005 at 10:15
A.M. |
| Situation
Reports |
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| Photos |
| see
2/10/2005 situation report |
| For
more information |
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