[CPEO-BIF] "Mobile Gas failed to report mercaptan spill in Eight Mile, " Alabama

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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