| Volumes spilled and recovered (bbls) |
| Oil spilled: | Recvrd: | |
| Water spilled: | Recvrd: | |
| Other spilled: | Recved: | |
| GW Impact? Y | Surface water impact? N | Contained within berm? N |
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| Area and vertical extent of spill: - X - |
| Current land use: OPEN SPACE |
| Weather conditions: CLEAR, DRY, WARM |
| Soil/Geology description LOVELAND SOILS |
| Distance in feet to nearest surface water: 100 |
| Depth to shallowest GW: 4 |
| Wetlands: 225 | Buildings: 1260 |
| Livestock: | Water Wells: 1550 |
| Cause of spill: |
| EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Immediate Response: |
| TANK BATTERY HAD BEEN SHUT IN PRIOR TO BEGINNING WORK. CEMENT WATER VAULT HAD BEEN SUCKED DRY. |
| Emergency Pits: |
| N/A |
| How extent determined: |
| SITE TO BE ASSESSED WITH THE USE OF A DIRECT PUDH DIRLL RIG TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE IMPACT AREA. |
| Further Remediation |
| EITHER THE USE OF AN AS/SVE UNIT WILL BE USED OR THE EXCAVATION OF THE CONTAMINATED SOILS WITH A GROUND WATER AMENDMENT WILL BE USED. TO BE DETERMINED. |
| Prevent Problem: |
| BATTERY WILL BE RECONSTRUCTED WITH NEW OIL AND WATER DUMP LINES, CEMENT WATER VAULT AND A STEEL RING AND LINER. |
| Detailed Description: |
| DURING BATTERY UPGRADE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CEMENT WATER VAULT HAS BEEN LEAKING. |
Equipment failure? Where are the inspectors? Where will the contaminated soil go? What kind of amendment will be added to clean up the water? Will the amendment impact the ponds next to this frack site???? The groundwater is four feet below the surface??? Any drinking water wells nearby?
ReplyDeleteYou don't need the EPA, the oil and gas commission, the Colorado Department of Health, the Boulder County Health, Boulder County Commissioners.. this industry is self regulating!!!